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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zaid Mohammed (ranked 3819 p4p, 25484 weight class) and Leo The Phantom (ranked 0 p4p, 525 weight class). The Phantom is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 28 by Zach Bryan. Leo The Phantom will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zaid Mohammed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leo The Phantom!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Phantom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Phantom tries to clinch up.
As The Phantom looks to move away, Mohammed throws a big counter combo but The Phantom just gets out of the way.
Mohammed connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Phantom momentarily.
The Phantom tries for a takedown but Mohammed sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mohammed tries to bum rush The Phantom with a series of wild strikes but The Phantom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mohammed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Phantom is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The Phantom scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mohammed doesn't seem bothered though.
Mohammed gets caught napping as The Phantom dives in and scores a takedown. Mohammed manages to retain guard.
Mohammed pushes The Phantom off and gets back to his feet.
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!
The Phantom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mohammed wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The Phantom being controlled against the cage.
Mohammed tries to circle away but The Phantom has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammed is trying to break the clinch but The Phantom is controlling him.
Mohammed wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mohammed has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The Phantom has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mohammed avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The Phantom keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mohammed's efforts to push away.
The Phantom tries to land knees in the clinch but Mohammed avoids the damage to the body.
Mohammed wants to get back to striking at distance but The Phantom won't allow it.
Mohammed working hard to break the clinch.
Mohammed stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mohammed wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Phantom has him pressed against the cage.
The Phantom keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mohammed's efforts to push away.
The Phantom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mohammed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Phantom.
Mohammed scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Leo The Phantom has been cut.
Mohammed closes the distance and clinches.
The Phantom throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mohammeds head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. The Phantom obliges.
The Phantom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mohammed throws a right hand that The Phantom ducks under and follows up with a left that The Phantom also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Phantom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mohammed is trying to push The Phantom away but The Phantom has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Mohammed's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The Phantom manages to break the clinch.
Zaid Mohammed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Phantom scores with a head kick.
The Phantom closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mohammed counters with a straight right hand.
Decent striking displayed by The Phantom there.
The Phantom lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by The Phantom.
Mohammed keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Phantom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mohammed moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mohammed throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Phantom wants to counter with a clinch but Mohammed pushes him away.
Mohammed looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Phantom lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The Phantom gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mohammed lands a shoulder strike.
The Phantom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mohammed is trying to push The Phantom away but The Phantom has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The Phantom prevents Mohammed from breaking the clinch.
Mohammed is trying to break the clinch but The Phantom is controlling him.
Mohammed misses with a punch to the body.
The Phantom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mohammed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zaid Mohammed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leo The Phantom's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mohammed misses with a two punch combination.
The Phantom has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mohammed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Phantom circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Phantom swinging wildly here.
Zaid Mohammed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Phantom fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The Phantom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mohammed throws a combination that misses
and The Phantom counters with a three punch combo that has Mohammed backing up. Mohammed nods at The Phantom to acknowledge the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mohammed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mohammed connects with a single shot there.
Mohammed lands with an uppercut that bounces The Phantom off the cage and back into range.
Mohammed looks to land a combination but The Phantom avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mohammed looks to land a combination but The Phantom avoids it well.
The Phantom unleashes a big counter combination but Mohammed bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammed takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mohammed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Phantom is looking for the big counter here.
Mohammed throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The Phantom fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mohammed avoids it really well and circles away.
The Phantom is breathing heavily.
Mohammed stuffs the takedown attempt from The Phantom. The Phantom gets slowly back to his feet.
Zaid Mohammed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo The Phantom.
Mohammed pushes The Phantom up against the cage in a clinch.
The Phantom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mohammed fails to land with a series of punches.
The Phantom feints the counter takedown.
The Phantom throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mohammed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mohammed tries to bum rush The Phantom with a series of wild strikes but The Phantom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mohammed here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
The Phantom doesn't manage to clinch there - Mohammed circles away.
Mohammed throws a right and a left that The Phantom avoids nicely.
Zaid Mohammed is winning the standup battle so far.
The Phantom connects with a high kick.
The Phantom tries to close the distance and clinch but Mohammed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mohammed swinging wildly here.
Mohammed avoids the head kick by The Phantom.
Mohammed misses with a series of wild punches.
Mohammed fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Phantom slips a jab and a cross from Mohammed.
The Phantom tries to clinch but Mohammed moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed gets a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Mohammed's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The Phantom dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mohammed wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A bit of stalling here from Mohammed.
The Phantom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mohammed looks to land a combination but The Phantom avoids it well.
The Phantom feints a counter leg kick.
A jab from The Phantom does it's job there.
The Phantom is looking to slow Mohammed down with leg kicks.
Mohammed lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Phantom backs up against the cage.
Mohammed tries to clinch but The Phantom is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Phantom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mohammed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mohammed swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mohammed avoids the head kick by The Phantom.
Mohammed lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mohammed throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Phantom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mohammed.
Mohammed bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps The Phantom's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mohammed connects with a right hand. The Phantom shakes it off.
Mohammed loads up on a big right hand but The Phantom slips the punch.
Mohammed tries to bum rush The Phantom with a series of wild strikes but The Phantom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mohammed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Phantom fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mohammed throws a nice looking combination but The Phantom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zaid Mohammed dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leo The Phantom's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mohammed scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mohammed throws a combination. The Phantom tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mohammed cracks The Phantom with an open hand slap.
The Phantom instigates a clinch.
Mohammed has had enough of the clinch but The Phantom keeps him there for the moment.
The Phantom tries to pull guard but Mohammed won't allow it.
The Phantom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mohammed instigates a clinch.
Mohammed tries a body shot but The Phantom blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as The Phantom takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The Phantom is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mohammed lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammed managing to block the knees to the body from The Phantom.
Mohammed can't break the clinch.
The Phantom jumps guard but Mohammed turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The Phantom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Phantom lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Mohammed - that landed with a thud.
The Phantom keeps control of Mohammed as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mohammed is looking to break free of the clinch but The Phantom has double underhooks.
Mohammed wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Phantom wants to stall.
Mohammed is trying to break the clinch but The Phantom has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mohammed stops a takedown attempt from The Phantom.
Zaid Mohammed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo The Phantom.
The Phantom keeps control of Mohammed as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mohammed manages to break the clinch.
The Phantom fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mohammed tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Phantom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Phantom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mohammed throws a right and a left that The Phantom avoids nicely.
The Phantom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mohammed.
The Phantom slips a jab and a cross from Mohammed.
The Phantom tries to clinch but Mohammed moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Mohammed.
The Phantom needs to keep his hands up - Mohammed had a free shot at his head there.
Mohammed misses with a series of wild punches.
Mohammed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mohammed darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The Phantom looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mohammed is fending him off so far but The Phantom persists. Nope, Mohammed circles away and we're back to standing.
A combination from Mohammed does no damage.
Leo The Phantom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice shot lands for Mohammed.
A combination from Mohammed does no damage.
As Mohammed backs off The Phantom throws a huge counter combo but Mohammed manages to avoid it all.
Jab, jab by Mohammed - just one landing.
Mohammed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Phantom can do to turn this around?
Mohammed throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mohammed lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Phantom circles away quickly and effectively.
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!
Mohammed keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mohammed is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The Phantom shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mohammed sprawls well. Mohammed wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. The Phantom gets slowly back to his feet.
No joy there for Mohammed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Mohammed does no damage.
The Phantom unleashes a big counter combination but Mohammed bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Zaid Mohammed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mohammed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Phantom.
The Phantom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mohammed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Phantom slips a jab and a cross from Mohammed.
The Phantom is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The Phantom throws a combination. Mohammed tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A punch lands to the side of The Phantom 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The Phantom pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mohammed back to the cage. The Phantom follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zaid Mohammed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mohammed, 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zaid Mohammed!
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hype
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