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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mika Zibanejadass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin McArthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McArthur has chosen Breathing as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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170 cm
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138 lbs
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200 cm
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144 lbs
10 - 9 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 6 - 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 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin McArthur! The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! McArthur avoids the head kick by Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. McArthur lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zibanejadass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zibanejadass throws a right and a left that McArthur avoids nicely. McArthur is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Zibanejadass scores with a nice right hand.
Zibanejadass uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McArthur. Zibanejadass fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McArthur. Mika Zibanejadass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Zibanejadass is looking to slow McArthur down with leg kicks. A good leg kick by Zibanejadass. Zibanejadass lands a really nice looking cross but McArthur seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zibanejadass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zibanejadass throws a shot from downtown. McArthur moves away and avoids it. McArthur takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A swing and a miss from Zibanejadass. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zibanejadass, right into the meat.
Zibanejadass misses with a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zibanejadass, as that shot connected.
Zibanejadass ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. McArthur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zibanejadass was well out of range. Poor timing from McArthur.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Zibanejadass finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zibanejadass misses with a hook. Zibanejadass misses with a head kick.
Zibanejadass motions for McArthur to come forward. Zibanejadass throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Zibanejadass takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zibanejadass throws a jab but it's blocked by McArthur. Zibanejadass slips a straight right by McArthur. McArthur scores with a three punch combo!
McArthur forces Zibanejadass back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. With the fighters up against the cage, Zibanejadass throws an elbow but misses. Zibanejadass lands an elbow inside that McArthur shrugs off. A bit of stalling here from Zibanejadass.
McArthur lands on the inside with an uppercut. McArthur manages to break the clinch.
McArthur throws a body punch but Zibanejadass moves out of range. McArthur looks to throw the jab but Zibanejadass is out of range. McArthur fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Zibanejadass throws a head kick that McArthur semi-blocks.
McArthur is rocked! Zibanejadass tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zibanejadass. McArthur does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Zibanejadass misses the shot to the body. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zibanejadass.
McArthur throws a jab but it's blocked by Zibanejadass. McArthur takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zibanejadass tests McArthur's chin there with a solid looking shot. McArthur is still on wobbly legs! Can Zibanejadass finish him? The crowd are loving this. Great action here. McArthur lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. McArthur seems to have recovered his senses. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. McArthur dips to his left and cracks Zibanejadass with an uppercut! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mika Zibanejadass 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.
A head kick misses from Zibanejadass. Zibanejadass misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zibanejadass throws a head kick but McArthur moves out of range.
McArthur avoids the head kick by Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. McArthur stuns Zibanejadass with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Zibanejadass throws a hook but McArthur blocks it. McArthur throws a shot to the body.
Zibanejadass fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McArthur. Zibanejadass rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McArthur counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. McArthur avoids the head kick by Zibanejadass.
McArthur avoids the head kick by Zibanejadass.
McArthur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zibanejadass manages to avoid it. Zibanejadass throws a quick inside leg kick. Zibanejadass throws a low kick but McArthur moves out of range easily. McArthur blocks a jab. Zibanejadass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zibanejadass throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McArthur counters with a crisp one two that drops Zibanejadass! McArthur thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Zibanejadass to his feet! Zibanejadass is in big trouble!
Zibanejadass is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round. 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! McArthur darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Zibanejadass's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles McArthur before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kevin McArthur! A victorious Kevin McArthur thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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