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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kareem Kiram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhou Zhi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Solid boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kareem Kiram !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zhou Zhi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiram looks to score with a jab to the body but Zhi is just out of range.
A jab from Kiram misses.
Kiram rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zhi counters with a nice leg kick.
Zhi tries to close the distance and clinch but Kiram swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zhi tries a head kick but it misses.
Kiram scores with a punch to the head.
Kiram misses with a body shot.
Zhi tries to clinch but Kiram moves out of range.
Kiram swings for the body but Zhi moves out of range.
Zhi slips under a jab from Kiram .
Kiram catches Zhi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kiram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiram scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kiram takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kiram lands a nice shot to the body.
Zhi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Kiram . Beautiful body shot.
Kiram lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zhi at a distance.
Kiram slips a jab and a cross from Zhi.
Zhi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kiram is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zhi.
Kiram misses with a left hand
and Zhi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiram . Zhi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kiram throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiram connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kiram throws a right hand that misses
and Kiram takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zhi moves out of range of the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiram looks to land a left hand but Zhi moved out of range nicely.
Zhi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiram .
Kiram works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kiram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Kiram .
Kiram misses with a shot to the body
and Zhi counters with an inside leg kick.
Zhi clinches up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kiram .
Kiram tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zhi's elbow.
Zhi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kiram throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiram throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zhi counters with a head kick. That will keep Kiram thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kiram misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zhi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kiram thinking.
Zhi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kiram throws a jab but it's blocked by Zhi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zhi manages to avoid it.
Kiram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zhi moves away.
Kiram stuffs the takedown attempt from Zhi. Zhi gets slowly back to his feet.
Kiram throws an off balance right hand
and Zhi counters with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhi avoids the body shot from Kiram .
Zhi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big right from Kiram misses.
Kiram throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem Kiram dominated that round.
That's time! Kiram 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kiram swings for the body but Zhi moves out of range.
Zhi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kiram is looking to wear down Zhi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kiram swings for the body but Zhi moves out of range.
Kiram lands with a right hand.
Kiram keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kiram misses with a body punch
and Zhi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kiram is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kiram swings for the body but Zhi moves out of range.
Zhi dives in and grabs Kiram 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kiram pushes down on Zhi's head and hops out.
A jab from Kiram misses.
Kiram throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiram swings widly with a right hand
and Zhi counters with a head kick. That will keep Kiram thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kiram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zhi moves away.
Zhou Zhi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kiram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zhi moves away.
Kiram misses with a body punch
and Zhi counters by clinching up.
Kiram is looking to break free of the clinch but Zhi has double underhooks.
Zhi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kareem Kiram is winning the standup battle so far.
Zhi misses with a head kick.
Zhi looks to land a combination but Kiram avoids it well.
Kiram lands with a good body shot.
Kiram misses with a hook
and Zhi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kiram .
Kiram misses with a body shot
and Zhi counters with an outside leg kick.
Kiram throws a body punch but Zhi moves out of range.
Kiram misses with a wild body shot.
Zhi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kiram .
Kiram misses with a body shot.
Kiram jabs at Zhi's body.
Kareem Kiram is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kiram blocks a head kick by Zhi.
Kiram takes a swing at Zhi's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiram misses with an uppercut.
Zhi moves out of range as Kiram strikes.
Kiram scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zhi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A shot to the body from Kiram misses
and Zhi counters with a left and a right that stings Kiram .
Kiram misses with a wild body shot.
Kiram misses with a wild body shot.
Zhi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiram cracks Zhi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zhi throws a sloppy head kick and Kiram moves out of range easily.
Zhi is breathing heavily.
Zhi scores with a head kick. Kiram tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kiram avoids the head kick by Zhi.
Kiram throws a body punch but Zhi moves out of range.
Kiram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zhi manages to avoid it.
Kiram misses with a body shot
and Zhi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zhi.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhi prevents a body shot from Kiram .
Kiram tries to work over Zhi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kiram is trying to break the clinch but Zhi is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem Kiram dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Zhi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A big right from Kiram misses.
Zhi throws a combination. Kiram tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Zhi tries a head kick but it misses.
Zhi throws a right and a left that Kiram avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiram . Zhi does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Kiram misses.
Kiram looks to score with a jab to the body but Zhi is just out of range.
Kiram misses with a body shot.
Kiram lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiram swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zhi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Zhi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kiram .
Kiram looks to score with a jab to the body but Zhi is just out of range.
Kiram tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zhi was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiram .
Zhi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kiram misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zhi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kiram is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kiram looks to score with a jab to the body but Zhi is just out of range.
Kiram throws a poor cross that misses
and Zhi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kiram swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zhi moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhi breaks from the clinch.
Kiram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zhi manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zhi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zhi moves out of range as Kiram strikes.
Zhi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kiram misses the shot to the body.
Kiram misses with a left hand
and Zhi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kiram scores with a hook.
Kiram swings for the body but Zhi moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhi avoids the body shot from Kiram .
Kiram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhi.
Kiram looks to throw the jab but Zhi is out of range.
Zhi throws a one two combo.
Kiram throws a body punch but Zhi moves out of range.
A left and a right from Zhi both land. Nice combination.
Kiram throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zhi counters with a right hand to the body.
Kiram connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kareem Kiram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhi misses with a wild combination.
Kiram misses the body punch
and Zhi counters with a good low kick that Kiram was not able to check.
Kiram missing with a left hand there. Zhi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiram tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zhi was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiram .
Kiram misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the body from Kiram misses
and Zhi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kiram is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kiram misses with a hook to the body
and Zhi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhi looks to land a combination. Kiram sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Zhou Zhi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kareem Kiram is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kiram is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kareem Kiram .
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kiram , 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kareem Kiram !
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