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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zarek Reschke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Najumuddin Faraj Ahmad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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150 lbs
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153 lbs
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Decent wrestler
World class MT
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Dangerous knees
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zarek Reschke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Najumuddin Faraj Ahmad!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reschke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reschke wants to clinch but Faraj Ahmad slips to the side
and Faraj Ahmad counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Faraj Ahmad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zarek Reschke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reschke closes the distance but Faraj Ahmad moves to the side
and Faraj Ahmad counters with a nice uppercut.
Reschke closes the distance but Faraj Ahmad moves to the side
and Faraj Ahmad counters with a stiff right hand.
Reschke wants to clinch
and Faraj Ahmad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reschke wants to clinch but Faraj Ahmad slips to the side
letting Faraj Ahmad counter with a right hand.
Reschke tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Faraj Ahmad counters with a nice uppercut.
Reschke closes the distance but Faraj Ahmad moves to the side
and Faraj Ahmad counters with a takedown into side control.
Reschke on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Reschke tries to get out of the position.
Faraj Ahmad slows the pace down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faraj Ahmad works to advance to full mount. Reschke defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Faraj Ahmad sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Reschke is trying desperately to improve position.
Faraj Ahmad takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Najumuddin Faraj Ahmad has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reschke, right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Reschke.
Reschke misses with a body punch
and Faraj Ahmad counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Reschke is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Reschke delivers a nice body kick.
Reschke rushes Faraj Ahmad and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reschke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Faraj Ahmad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reschke looking to throw knees to the head but Faraj Ahmad is blocking nicely.
Faraj Ahmad managing to block the knees to the body from Reschke.
Faraj Ahmad gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Faraj Ahmad is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Reschke might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Najumuddin Faraj Ahmad.
Faraj Ahmad comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reschke tries to clinch but Faraj Ahmad moves away
and Faraj Ahmad counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Reschke misses with the body kick
and Reschke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zarek Reschke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reschke defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Faraj Ahmad.
Reschke tries to clinch
and Faraj Ahmad counters with a shoot takedown. Reschke fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faraj Ahmad not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Reschke keeping moving, preventing Faraj Ahmad from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faraj Ahmad seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Najumuddin Faraj Ahmad dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Reschke tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Faraj Ahmad decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Reschke's guard.
Reschke trying to keep a closed guard but Faraj Ahmad is proving a slippery customer.
Faraj Ahmad is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Faraj Ahmad tries to free his leg and advance position but Reschke is retaining full guard.
Reschke wants to stand up but Faraj Ahmad is controlling him.
Faraj Ahmad wants to pass the guard but Reschke is keeping the position.
Faraj Ahmad passes Reschke's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Faraj Ahmad controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reschke is trying to stand.
Faraj Ahmad is controlling the pace.
Faraj Ahmad wants to free his trapped foot but Reschke is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Faraj Ahmad stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reschke.
Reschke closes the distance looking to clinch
and Faraj Ahmad counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reschke blocks a jab.
Faraj Ahmad throws out a leg kick but Reschke moves out of range and Faraj Ahmad only half commits.
An inside leg kick from Reschke misses.
Reschke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reschke looks to clinch
and Faraj Ahmad makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Faraj Ahmad has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Reschke slips under a jab from Faraj Ahmad.
Faraj Ahmad throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reschke takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Faraj Ahmad on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Faraj Ahmad scores with a nice head shot.
Faraj Ahmad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reschke manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faraj Ahmad takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Faraj Ahmad takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Faraj Ahmad is looking to chop away at Reschke's legs.
Faraj Ahmad is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Faraj Ahmad avoids the head kick by Reschke.
Reschke connects with a solid leg kick.
Reschke darts in trying to clinch
so Faraj Ahmad counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Faraj Ahmad preventing the sweep.
Faraj Ahmad not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reschke not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Faraj Ahmad sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Zarek Reschke.
Reschke wants to clinch
and Faraj Ahmad counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reschke tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Faraj Ahmad throws a solid leg kick but Reschke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Faraj Ahmad.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reschke tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Faraj Ahmad counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Reschke's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faraj Ahmad tries to free his leg and advance position but Reschke is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Najumuddin Faraj Ahmad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Reschke checks the leg kick nicely there.
Faraj Ahmad is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Reschke tries to clinch
and Faraj Ahmad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reschke wants to clinch
and Faraj Ahmad makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Faraj Ahmad misses with a kick to the body.
Reschke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Reschke there as he acknowledges the shot.
Reschke wants to clinch
and Faraj Ahmad makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reschke looks to clinch
and Faraj Ahmad counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Faraj Ahmad.
Faraj Ahmad sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Faraj Ahmad passes Reschke's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faraj Ahmad keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Faraj Ahmad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Najumuddin Faraj Ahmad has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Reschke moves to clinch but Faraj Ahmad breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Najumuddin Faraj Ahmad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faraj Ahmad jabs at Reschke's body.
Reschke wants to clinch
and Faraj Ahmad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reschke thows a leg kick but Faraj Ahmad checks it
and Faraj Ahmad counters with a series of strikes. Reschke will be more careful next time no doubt.
Reschke moves to clinch but Faraj Ahmad breaks away
and Faraj Ahmad counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reschke closes the distance looking to clinch
and Faraj Ahmad counters with a takedown into side control.
Reschke is being controlled here.
Faraj Ahmad tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Faraj Ahmad in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Faraj Ahmad has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Najumuddin Faraj Ahmad has got the better of the ground game so far.
Faraj Ahmad tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Reschke struggling a bit here.
Faraj Ahmad is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Faraj Ahmad lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zarek Reschke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Faraj Ahmad circles away from the clinch attempt
and Faraj Ahmad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot lands for Faraj Ahmad.
And that's the end of the fight!
Najumuddin Faraj Ahmad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Faraj Ahmad winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 26:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Najumuddin Faraj Ahmad!
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energy
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