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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mika Zibanejadass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Strauss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strauss has chosen Shutterbugg - Big Boi Feat. Cutty as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Daniel Strauss enters the cage!
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144 lbs
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162 cm
29
142 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mika Zibanejadass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Strauss!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strauss lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Strauss punishes Zibanejadass's body with a nice straight punch.
Zibanejadass staying out of range there.
Strauss closes the distance and clinches.
Strauss trying to land knees to the body.
Zibanejadass landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Strauss has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zibanejadass obliges.
Strauss tries to break free but Zibanejadass pushes him back against the cage.
Zibanejadass trying to land knees to the body.
Zibanejadass trying to land knees to the body.
Zibanejadass misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Strauss.
A nice right hand lands inside from Strauss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Strauss.
Zibanejadass tries to stall but Strauss uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Strauss has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Strauss tries to work over Zibanejadass's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zibanejadass using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Strauss takes an elbow to the temple.
Zibanejadass tries to land knees in the clinch but Strauss avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Zibanejadass gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Zibanejadass throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zibanejadass looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Strauss pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zibanejadass prevents a body shot from Strauss.
Zibanejadass lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Daniel Strauss has been cut.
Strauss scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Strauss fails to land.
Strauss takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zibanejadass landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strauss lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zibanejadass holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strauss throws a head punch that misses.
Strauss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zibanejadass tries to land a knee to the head but Strauss blocks with his arms.
Zibanejadass is pushing Strauss up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Strauss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zibanejadass misses with a knee strike.
Zibanejadass avoids the elbow strike from Strauss, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Zibanejadass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strauss on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Strauss lands a hook that snaps the head of Zibanejadass backwards.
Zibanejadass avoids a wild elbow strike from Strauss.
Strauss throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zibanejadass lands an elbow inside.
Strauss dodges an elbow strike from Zibanejadass.
Strauss lands an uppercut.
Strauss dodges an elbow strike from Zibanejadass.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strauss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zibanejadass stalling.
Strauss throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mika Zibanejadass will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daniel Strauss's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Strauss misses with a body shot
and Strauss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strauss. Zibanejadass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daniel Strauss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Strauss has taken the fight to the clinch.
Strauss misses with the head strike.
Strauss misses with some punches.
Strauss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zibanejadass is pushing Strauss up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Zibanejadass is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zibanejadass lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zibanejadass will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Strauss up against the cage.
Strauss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zibanejadass lands an elbow that stopped Strauss in his tracks for a moment.
Strauss tries a body shot but Zibanejadass blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zibanejadass throws an elbow but misses.
Zibanejadass pushes off an throws an elbow but Strauss leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass avoiding damage.
Strauss lands a hook to the side of the head.
Strauss takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zibanejadass stalling against the cage.
Strauss throws an elbow that misses.
Zibanejadass lands a damaging elbow.
Zibanejadass trying to land knees to the body.
Strauss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strauss scores with a shot to the side of Zibanejadass's head.
Zibanejadass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zibanejadass misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Strauss.
Zibanejadass crunches a lovely knee into Strauss's ribcage.
Zibanejadass is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zibanejadass tries a knee to the head but Strauss blocks it.
Strauss misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zibanejadass tries to land a knee to the head but Strauss blocks with his arms.
Strauss scores with a shoulder strike.
Zibanejadass tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zibanejadass will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Strauss up against the cage.
A short right from Strauss on the inside.
Mika Zibanejadass has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Strauss misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strauss lands an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zibanejadass throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mika Zibanejadass dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Strauss's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Strauss tries to keep at a distance but Zibanejadass has taken the fight into the clinch.
Strauss lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zibanejadass is looking to control Strauss's arms but Strauss gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zibanejadass has his back to the cage.
Zibanejadass tries to land knees in the clinch but Strauss avoids the damage to the body.
Strauss blocks the elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Strauss can't find room to land a body shot as Zibanejadass controls the action.
Strauss tries to throw a body punch but Zibanejadass avoids it by throwing Strauss back against the cage.
Strauss managing to block the knees to the body from Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass taking a breather.
Zibanejadass lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strauss softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zibanejadass with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zibanejadass.
Strauss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Strauss has a couple of punches blocked by Zibanejadass.
Strauss working aggressively here.
Zibanejadass scores a nice knee to the body.
Strauss tries a body shot but Zibanejadass blocks it.
Strauss avoiding damage as Zibanejadass throws knees to the body.
Strauss scores with a shot to the side of Zibanejadass's head.
Strauss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Daniel Strauss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strauss working aggressively here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zibanejadass.
Strauss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zibanejadass crunches a lovely knee into Strauss's ribcage.
Zibanejadass leaning against his opponent.
Strauss misses with an elbow over the top.
Come on Zibanejadass - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Strauss lands a nice uppercut.
Strauss on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Strauss on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Strauss scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strauss throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Strauss gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Strauss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strauss takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zibanejadass is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mika Zibanejadass is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zibanejadass slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch on the inside from Strauss fails to land.
A bit of stalling here from Zibanejadass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strauss swings wildly with an uppercut but Zibanejadass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strauss misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Strauss's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Strauss working aggressively here.
Zibanejadass is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Strauss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zibanejadass tries to stall but Strauss uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Strauss misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mika Zibanejadass showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zibanejadass, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mika Zibanejadass!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mika Zibanejadass made sure he mentioned Vitality, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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