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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalil Zidane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zidane has chosen Tool - Jimmy as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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135 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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178 cm
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143 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Graham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khalil Zidane!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zidane thuds his right hand into Graham's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zidane defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Graham.
Graham gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zidane scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zidane lands an overhand right.
Graham shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zidane counters with a good low kick that Graham was not able to check.
Zidane lands a nice hook to Graham's body. Graham takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zidane is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Graham has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Graham there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zidane pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Graham back to the cage. Zidane follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Graham tries for a takedown but Zidane sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Graham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graham takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
No luck for Graham with that takedown attempt.
Zidane keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Graham with that takedown attempt.
Graham has his takedown stuffed
and Zidane counters with a nice body shot.
Zidane jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zidane lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Graham will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Graham fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Graham is breathing heavily.
Zidane works Graham's body with a nice hook.
Nice shot lands for Zidane.
Khalil Zidane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zidane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Zidane.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zidane is fending him off so far but Graham persists. Nope, Zidane circles away and we're back to standing.
Zidane feints and then cracks Graham's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Graham down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zidane digs a good body shot into Graham's ribs.
Zidane thuds his shin into the meat of Graham's side.
Zidane moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zidane throws a right and a left that Graham avoids nicely.
Zidane lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Graham ducks right into an uppercut from Zidane.
Zidane throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zidane lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zidane connects with a crisp jab.
Zidane with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham takes one to the side of the head.
Zidane connects with a body shot that sends Graham's belly button to the back.
Graham misses with a takedown attempt - Zidane sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Graham takes one to the chin there.
Zidane thumps Graham with a low kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Graham.
Graham wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Zidane, who protects the arm well.
Graham is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zidane knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham tries to advance to mount but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Graham stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalil Zidane dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Graham will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Graham shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zidane pinned against the cage. Zidane gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zidane changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zidane dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Graham. That did some damage!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Graham.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Graham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zidane lands a glancing blow to the side of Graham's head.
Zidane scores with a punch to the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zidane.
Zidane lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zidane scores with a leg kick.
Graham shoots in but Zidane avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Graham takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zidane lands a two punch combo.
Graham chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zidane can pounce on him.
Zidane works Graham's body with a nice hook.
Zidane tests Graham's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Graham shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zidane as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Graham gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zidane lands a nice looking body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left and a right from Zidane both land. Nice combination.
Zidane connects with a leg kick. Graham looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice takedown defense from Zidane. No joy for Graham on that attempt.
Khalil Zidane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zidane scores with a nice strike.
Graham with a poor takedown
and Zidane counters with a nice uppercut.
Zidane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zidane lands with a good body shot.
Zidane lands with a good body shot.
Graham looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zidane scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Graham crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zidane - the referee stops the clock and Graham gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zidane. Graham manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Graham moves forwards but Zidane connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Graham takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zidane to score with a decent uppercut.
Zidane stalks Graham and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Graham's face. Graham staggers backwards, shaken.
Graham moves forwards but Zidane connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zidane bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Graham takes one on the button.
Zidane lands with a shot to the body.
Zidane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Graham shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zidane as he jumps to the side.
Zidane scores with a crisp jab that stopped Graham in his tracks.
Graham shoots in looking for a takedown but Zidane manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Graham's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Zidane's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Zidane duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zidane thuds his right hand into Graham's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Zidane finds it's way through Graham's defenses.
Graham takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zidane scores with a crisp jab that stopped Graham in his tracks.
Zidane's corner calls for a 1-2. Zidane obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zidane digs a good body shot into Graham's ribs.
Graham misses with a takedown attempt - Zidane sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zidane lunges at Graham with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Graham's hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zidane connects with a single shot there.
Zidane lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Graham backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalil Zidane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Zidane scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zidane throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Zidane scores with a sloppy right hand. Graham should have avoided that one.
Graham shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Graham has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zidane.
Graham shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Graham needs to keep his hands up - Zidane had a free shot at his head there.
Graham shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Graham tries for a takedown but Zidane circles away easily
and Zidane counters with a good low kick that Graham was not able to check.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Graham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Zidane as Graham shoots in.
Zidane connects with the punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zidane tries to avoid it but Graham manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zidane to the ground. Zidane escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zidane, right into the meat.
Zidane connects with a nice looking jab.
Zidane scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zidane connects with a body shot.
Zidane cracks Graham with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Graham's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zidane connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Graham scrambles back to his feet.
Zidane connects with a body shot that sends Graham's belly button to the back.
Zidane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zidane lands a glancing blow to the side of Graham's head.
Zidane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Graham tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zidane sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Graham somewhat.
Khalil Zidane is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Graham is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zidane to score with a decent uppercut.
Zidane lands with a right hand.
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!
Graham takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Graham takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zidane explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A jab from Zidane does it's job there.
Graham doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zidane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Graham with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zidane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zidane connects with a jab.
Zidane scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A left lands for Zidane.
Graham takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zidane lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zidane lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Graham.
Zidane connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Zidane lands a jab to Graham's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zidane bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Graham takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
No luck for Graham with that takedown attempt.
Graham shoots for a double leg takedown but Zidane sprawls well. He's pushed Graham's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zidane scores with the left hand. Graham knows he should have avoided that one.
Zidane lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy left from Zidane finds it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zidane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Graham doesn't seem bothered though.
Zidane thumps Graham with a low kick.
Marcus Graham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zidane scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khalil Zidane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zidane 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khalil Zidane!
Khalil Zidane was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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