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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rija Zafy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdul Raheem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zafy comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. Rija Zafy has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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294 lbs
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277 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rija Zafy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdul Raheem!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raheem throws a head kick that Zafy semi-blocks.
Raheem throws a nice head kick!
Zafy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Raheem tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zafy throws a hook but Raheem blocks it.
Raheem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zafy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raheem feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zafy's calf.
Raheem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zafy throws a body punch but Raheem moves out of range.
Raheem throws a head kick that misses.
Raheem goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Raheem misses with a head kick.
Abdul Raheem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raheem lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Raheem lands with a kick to the temple. Zafy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Zafy lunges at Raheem with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Raheem's hand.
Raheem bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Raheem avoids the body shot from Zafy.
Zafy swings for the body but Raheem moves out of range.
Raheem thumps Zafy with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Raheem!
Raheem is looking to slow Zafy down with leg kicks.
Zafy misses with a hook.
Raheem scores with a head kick.
Raheem throws a head kick that misses.
Zafy avoids the head kick by Raheem.
Zafy misses the jab.
Zafy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Raheem throws a head kick but Zafy moves out of range.
Zafy swings for the body but Raheem moves out of range.
Zafy thows a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zafy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zafy blocks a head kick by Raheem.
Zafy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Raheem throws a sloppy head kick and Zafy moves out of range easily.
Raheem fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Raheem buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zafy thuds a left hand into Raheem's body.
Zafy throws a body punch but Raheem moves out of range.
Zafy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Raheem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raheem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raheem throws a low kick but Zafy avoids it.
Nice cross by Raheem.
Raheem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raheem misses with a head kick.
Raheem looks gassed!
Zafy thows a body shot but no joy.
Raheem looks for the body kick but Zafy saw that one coming.
Zafy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raheem.
Nice shot by Zafy.
Raheem misses with a head kick.
Zafy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Raheem misses the target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Raheem, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raheem ducks right into an uppercut from Zafy.
Raheem throws a sloppy head kick and Zafy moves out of range easily.
Zafy missing with a left hand there. Raheem was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raheem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zafy blocks a head kick by Raheem.
Zafy is looking to wear down Raheem with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Zafy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zafy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raheem moves away.
Raheem lands a head kick!
Raheem darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zafy connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zafy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zafy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zafy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raheem manages to avoid it.
Zafy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zafy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raheem moves away.
Zafy blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raheem goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A big left from Zafy misses.
Zafy throws a looping overhand right but Raheem ducks down to avoid it.
Raheem tries a head kick but it misses.
Zafy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raheem.
Zafy swings for the body but Raheem moves out of range.
Zafy misses with a straight right.
Zafy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raheem was well out of range. Poor timing from Zafy.
Raheem steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zafy.
Zafy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zafy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Raheem at a distance.
Zafy avoids the head kick by Raheem.
Raheem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raheem slips under a jab from Zafy.
Zafy misses with an uppercut. Raheem saw that one coming.
Raheem throws a head kick that misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Zafy misses the shot to the body.
Raheem throws a nice head kick!
Raheem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raheem tries a head kick but it misses.
Zafy misses with a wild body shot.
Raheem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zafy works the jab nicely.
Zafy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Raheem doesn't seem bothered though.
Zafy moves out of range of the strikes.
Raheem throws a head kick but Zafy moves out of range.
Raheem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zafy looks to throw the jab but Raheem is out of range.
Zafy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zafy digs a good hook to Raheem's body.
Zafy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Zafy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zafy scores with a body shot.
Zafy thows a body shot but no joy.
Raheem tried to score with a low kick but Zafy checks it.
Zafy swings for the body but Raheem moves out of range.
Zafy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zafy digs a good body shot into Raheem's ribs.
Zafy lands a right hook to the body.
A nice combination there by Zafy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zafy. Raheem does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zafy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Raheem waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zafy.
Zafy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zafy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raheem.
A cross from Zafy lands.
Zafy lands with a good body shot.
Zafy moves out of range as Raheem strikes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Zafy scores with a jab to the body.
Zafy thows a body shot but no joy.
Zafy ducks under a wild hook from Raheem.
Raheem moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zafy misses with a wild body shot.
Zafy connects with a single shot there.
Raheem misses with a head kick.
Zafy misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Raheem lands a head kick. Zafy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Zafy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Zafy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raheem moves away.
Zafy blocks a head kick by Raheem.
Zafy blocks a head kick by Raheem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zafy. Raheem does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raheem throws a head kick but Zafy moves out of range.
Zafy misses with an uppercut.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Zafy throws an overhand right that lands on Raheem's shoulder, as Raheem tries to avoid the shot.
Zafy throws a hook to the side of Raheem's head but Raheem sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raheem looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
Zafy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zafy lands a nice shot to the body.
Raheem loads up on a big right hand but Zafy slips the punch.
Zafy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Raheem. Raheem circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Raheem displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zafy throws out the jab.
Raheem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zafy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raheem can pounce on him.
Raheem misses with a head kick.
Raheem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zafy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zafy takes a swing at Raheem's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zafy. Raheem does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zafy misses the shot to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Raheem has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Raheem there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zafy lands a right hook to the body.
Zafy takes a swing at Raheem's ribcage but misses.
Zafy moves out of range of the strikes.
Zafy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Raheem lands a head kick. Zafy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Zafy moves out of range of the strikes.
Zafy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raheem.
Zafy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zafy lands a nice shot to the body.
Zafy thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice body punch from Zafy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zafy cracks a nice hook into Raheem's ribs.
Zafy looks to land a left hand but Raheem moved out of range nicely.
Zafy loads up on a big right hand but Raheem slips the punch.
Raheem misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rija Zafy dominated that round.
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.
Zafy looks to land a right hand but Raheem moved out of range.
Rija Zafy is winning the standup battle so far.
Raheem throws a head kick that misses.
Zafy jabs Raheem right on the nose. Raheem blinks but takes it well.
Zafy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Raheem.
Raheem displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zafy throws out the jab.
Zafy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raheem with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zafy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zafy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raheem moves away.
Raheem throws a head kick that misses.
Raheem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zafy.
Raheem keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zafy.
A head kick from Raheem lands but Zafy takes it in his stride.
Raheem misses with an attempted mid kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Raheem feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zafy's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zafy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raheem was well out of range. Poor timing from Zafy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Raheem.
Raheem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raheem chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zafy misses with a looping right.
Zafy feints a jab promting Raheem to slip. Zafy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Raheem slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A solid body kick from Raheem.
Zafy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Raheem.
Raheem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zafy misses with a wild body shot.
Raheem goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Zafy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raheem scores with a head kick. Zafy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raheem lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Zafy takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raheem scores with a sloppy right hand. Zafy should have avoided that one.
Raheem fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zafy.
Zafy slips a straight right by Raheem.
Zafy blocks a head kick by Raheem.
A head kick misses from Raheem.
Raheem misses with an uppercut.
Zafy connects with a jab.
Raheem misses with a head kick.
Zafy looks to score with a jab to the body but Raheem is just out of range.
Zafy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raheem.
Zafy connects with a jab.
Raheem fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zafy.
A good leg kick by Raheem.
Zafy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Raheem.
Zafy missing with a left hand there. Raheem was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Raheem.
A big left from Zafy misses.
Zafy avoids the head kick by Raheem.
A jab from Zafy misses.
A head kick from Raheem lands but Zafy takes it in his stride.
Zafy is rocked!
Raheem throws a powerful right kick. Zafy tried to block low but the kick was high! Zafy was taken right off of his feet! Raheem jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Abdul Raheem!
Abdul Raheem is the new super heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Abdul Raheem thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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