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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abdual Jemall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamid Zaferani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdual Jemall had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 147.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
24 - 12 - 1 |
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145 lbs
17 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Abdual Jemall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Hamid Zaferani!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jemall throws a head kick but Zaferani moves out of range.
Zaferani throws a hook but Jemall blocks it.
Zaferani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zaferani throws a low kick, looking for Jemall's leg but Jemall calmly moves out of range.
Zaferani tries to land a leg kick but Jemall saw it coming and moves away.
Jemall tries a head kick but it misses.
Jemall moves forwards but Zaferani connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jemall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zaferani misses with a low kick as Jemall jumps back.
Zaferani tries to bum rush Jemall with a series of wild strikes but Jemall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zaferani throws a shot to the body.
Zaferani lands a nice shot that snaps Jemall's head back.
Zaferani waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jemall.
Jemall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Zaferani.
Jemall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zaferani gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jemall trying to control the position from guard on top but Zaferani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaferani bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jemall's guard.
Jemall looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Zaferani passes into side control.
Zaferani controls the position.
Jemall is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Zaferani remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jemall is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jemall is not content to let Zaferani control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zaferani working away.
Jemall is looking for a sweep.
The referee asks Zaferani politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Zaferani prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaferani's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Hamid Zaferani hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A big right from Jemall misses.
Jemall tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zaferani finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jemall. Zaferani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jemall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zaferani fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zaferani scoring well with a low kick there.
Zaferani lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jemall's sensitive parts.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jemall checks a leg kick.
Jemall misses with a hook. Zaferani ducked under it nicely.
Zaferani feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jemall's calf.
Jemall attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zaferani jabs Jemall to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jemall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zaferani avoids the head kick by Jemall.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jemall. Zaferani does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jemall throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jemall attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zaferani.
Zaferani blocks the body kick.
Zaferani just misses with a punch to the body.
Zaferani takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jemall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zaferani throws an off balance right hand
and Jemall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zaferani lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jemall at a distance.
Jemall is breathing heavily.
Jemall swings for the body but Zaferani moves out of range.
Zaferani takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jemall takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Zaferani defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jemall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zaferani comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zaferani throws a jab but it's blocked by Jemall.
Jemall takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jemall takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamid Zaferani dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jemall takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big right from Zaferani misses.
A big left from Jemall misses.
Zaferani tries to sprawl but Jemall drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Zaferani manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Zaferani bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jemall's guard.
Jemall has his foot on Zaferani's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zaferani works his way back into a safe position though.
Zaferani controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jemall is looking for a triangle but Zaferani pushes his legs off easily.
Zaferani engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaferani trying to control but Jemall is working from the bottom.
Jemall is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zaferani controlling from the top position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Hamid Zaferani hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jemall throws a leg kick but Zaferani sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaferani throws a big shot that misses.
Nice cross by Zaferani.
Zaferani tries to land a front kick but Jemall steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jemall throws out a leg kick but Zaferani moves out of range and Jemall only half commits.
Zaferani connects with a nice looking jab.
Hamid Zaferani seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zaferani scores with a jab to the body.
Zaferani uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jemall.
Jemall has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Zaferani.
Zaferani lands a left and a right that send Jemall crashing to the mat, dazed. Zaferani thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jemall is rocked!
It looks like Abdual Jemall has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jemall throws a series of punches but Zaferani moves out of range.
Oh Jemall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jemall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Zaferani! Jemall is out on his feet! Zaferani rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Jemall is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Jemall is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hamid Zaferani!
A victorious Hamid Zaferani thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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