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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Donte Demirro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamid Zaferani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamid Zaferani acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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130 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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170 cm
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145 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donte Demirro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hamid Zaferani!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaferani circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zaferani counters with a straight right hand.
Zaferani waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Demirro.
Zaferani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Demirro fails with the takedown.
Demirro moves out of range of the leg kick from Zaferani.
Demirro moves out of range of the leg kick from Zaferani.
Zaferani misses with a wild body shot.
Demirro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zaferani sprawls well. Zaferani wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Demirro gets slowly back to his feet.
Zaferani throws a front kick that sends Demirro stumbling back into the cage.
Horrible takedown by Demirro or perhaps it was just good defense by Zaferani which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donte Demirro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Demirro or perhaps it was just good defense by Zaferani which made him look bad.
Donte Demirro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Demirro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zaferani, right into the meat.
Demirro tries for a takedown but Zaferani circles away easily
and Zaferani counters with a solid body kick.
Zaferani moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice shot by Zaferani.
Demirro shoots in but no luck this time.
Demirro avoids the head kick by Zaferani.
Zaferani swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Demirro walks into a left hand.
Demirro misses with a takedown
and Zaferani counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaferani lands a jab to Demirro's midsection.
Zaferani looks to land a right hand but Demirro moved out of range.
Hamid Zaferani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zaferani misses with a straight left.
Demirro doesn't manage to clinch there - Zaferani circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zaferani.
Demirro closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Zaferani is looking for a sweep.
Demirro tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Demirro is looking to take a break and control but Zaferani is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zaferani sneaks back into half guard.
Zaferani holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demirro is stalling here. Zaferani is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Demirro seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Zaferani has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Zaferani controls the position.
Zaferani trying to control the action but Demirro is working from the bottom.
Demirro regains half guard.
Demirro controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Demirro trying to hold on to Zaferani's head to control him but Zaferani postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demirro keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Zaferani perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hamid Zaferani.
Demirro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zaferani pinned against the cage. Zaferani gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Demirro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zaferani moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamid Zaferani dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Demirro wants to clinch
and Zaferani connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zaferani cracks Demirro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Demirro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Demirro slips a jab from Zaferani.
Demirro misses with a takedown attempt - Zaferani sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hamid Zaferani seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Demirro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Demirro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zaferani.
Zaferani lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zaferani throws a jab but it's blocked by Demirro.
Demirro ducks under a wild hook from Zaferani.
Zaferani has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaferani connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zaferani scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Demirro doesn't seem bothered though.
Demirro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donte Demirro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Demirro misses with a takedown attempt
and Demirro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zaferani misses with a body kick.
Demirro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Demirro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zaferani throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zaferani scores with a nice right hand.
Demirro shoots in but no luck this time.
Zaferani ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zaferani is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
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!
Zaferani misses with a wild combination.
Demirro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zaferani as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demirro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zaferani.
Zaferani scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zaferani jabs Demirro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Demirro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaferani.
Demirro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zaferani defends it nicely.
Demirro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zaferani counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Demirro thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zaferani works the jab nicely.
Zaferani throws a head kick that half lands.
Zaferani lands a leg kick that knocks Demirro off balance momentarily.
Demirro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaferani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zaferani throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zaferani slaps away a takedown attempt from Demirro, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Demirro fails to land the takedown.
Zaferani uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Demirro has time to react.
A shot to the liver by Zaferani. Beautiful body shot.
Demirro dodges the punch combination from Zaferani.
Zaferani scores with a nice strike.
Jab by Zaferani.
Demirro tries for a takedown but Zaferani sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demirro with a poor takedown
and Zaferani counters with a low kick, right behind Demirro 's knee.
Demirro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zaferani fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Demirro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Zaferani pushes Demirro up against the cage in a clinch.
Zaferani lands with a left to the head.
Zaferani lands a left hand.
Zaferani lands a shoulder strike.
Zaferani softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Demirro takes an elbow to the temple.
Zaferani lands a left hand that snaps the head of Demirro backwards.
Zaferani lands an elbow just above Demirro 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamid Zaferani showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Demirro.
Zaferani dips to his left and cracks Demirro with an uppercut!
Demirro shoots in for a double leg but Zaferani sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Demirro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zaferani counters with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donte Demirro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zaferani's jab looks to have found its range, popping Demirro under the eye.
Zaferani jabs at Demirro's body.
Zaferani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zaferani lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Demirro at a distance.
Zaferani misses with a low kick.
A solid body kick from Zaferani.
Nice sprawl there from Zaferani as Demirro shoots in.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zaferani looks to score with a jab to the body but Demirro is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaferani scores with a leg kick.
Zaferani's jab looks to have found its range, popping Demirro under the eye.
Demirro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zaferani is fending him off so far but Demirro persists. Nope, Zaferani circles away and we're back to standing.
Zaferani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Demirro wants to clinch up but Zaferani keeps it at a distance.
Demirro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Demirro misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zaferani lands a head shot.
Zaferani stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zaferani wants it to stay on the feet.
Demirro looks for a takedown but Zaferani sprawls well.
Demirro has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaferani goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Demirro is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zaferani lands a big head kick that sends Demirro to the canvas! Zaferani follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hamid Zaferani!
Post fight, an emotional Hamid Zaferani said 'Congratz on the Hall of Fame induction. Too bad it didn't help you in the fight.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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