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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zakk Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Ubereem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ubereem comes into a darkened arena with his song building. CRO-MAGS - We Gotta Know kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Zakk Hari has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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195 cm
22
190 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zakk Hari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Ubereem!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ubereem throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hari motions for Ubereem to come forward. Hari throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ubereem fails with a takedown attempt.
Hari scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ubereem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hari throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ubereem throws a series of punches but Hari moves out of range.
Ubereem tries to clinch up.
Hari tries to land a body kick
and Ubereem counters with a nice leg kick.
Hari throws a head kick that misses
and Ubereem cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Zakk Hari has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ubereem misses with a double jab.
Hari stuffs the takedown attempt from Ubereem. Ubereem gets slowly back to his feet.
Ubereem shoots in for a takedown but Hari shows good takedown defense.
Zakk Hari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alistair Ubereem.
Hari looks to score with a jab to the body but Ubereem is just out of range.
Hari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ubereem fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A head kick from Hari lands but Ubereem takes it in his stride.
It looks like Alistair Ubereem has been cut.
Ubereem steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hari. That one must have hurt.
Hari connects with a right hand. Ubereem shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hari throws a sloppy head kick
and Ubereem decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hari's guard.
Hari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ubereem.
Hari not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ubereem has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ubereem postures up in Hari's guard and throws a big left but Hari blocks it.
Ubereem looking to pass the guard.
Ubereem trying to control but Hari is working from the bottom.
Hari trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hari wants to get back to his feet but Ubereem is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ubereem working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ubereem works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ubereem passes to side control.
Ubereem is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hari knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Hari's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem works to advance to full mount. Hari defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Hari tries to hold on but Ubereem postures up.
Ubereem content just to control the position here.
Ubereem wants to control the pace but Hari is squirming around nicely.
Hari knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ubereem on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ubereem cracks Hari with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Ubereem dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ubereem tries to clinch there but Hari circles away.
Ubereem is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hari jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ubereem will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ubereem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ubereem shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hari pinned against the ropes. Hari gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A low kick from Ubereem misses
and Hari counters with a stiff right hand.
Hari tries to bum rush Ubereem with a series of wild strikes but Ubereem uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ubereem tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hari swivels and escapes.
Zakk Hari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alistair Ubereem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ubereem ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hari moves away.
Hari lands with a straight right. Ubereem didn't see that one coming.
Ubereem swings for the body but Hari moves out of range.
Ubereem blocks the body kick.
Ubereem misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alistair Ubereem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hari leaves Ubereem with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ubereem shoots for a takedown but Hari saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hari lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem has his takedown stuffed
letting Hari counter with a right hand.
Ubereem is rocked!
Ubereem is breathing heavily.
Hari closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Ubereem out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zakk Hari!
Zakk Hari retains his middleweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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