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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zarek Reschke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Zsasz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zsasz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 2Pac: When We Ride ft. Outlawz. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
19 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Zarek Reschke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Zsasz!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zsasz misses with a looping right.
Zsasz takes a swing at Reschke's ribcage but misses.
Reschke throws a sloppy head kick and Zsasz moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Zsasz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reschke throws a sloppy head kick
and Zsasz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Reschke misses with a left hand
letting Zsasz counter with a right hand.
Reschke tests Zsasz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zsasz throws a body shot but no joy.
Reschke slips a jab from Zsasz.
A little feinted left hand from Reschke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good leg kick by Zsasz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zsasz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reschke.
Zsasz works Reschke's body with a nice hook.
Reschke moves out of range of the body kick.
Reschke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zsasz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reschke throws a sloppy head kick and Zsasz moves out of range easily.
Zsasz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reschke manages to avoid it.
Zsasz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsasz lands a jab to the head.
Zsasz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zsasz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Reschke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zsasz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zsasz tests Reschke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reschke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zsasz.
Zsasz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Zsasz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reschke moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zsasz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Reschke misses the shot to the body.
Zsasz lands a nice shot that snaps Reschke's head back.
Reschke tried to score with a low kick but Zsasz checks it.
Reschke looks for the body kick but Zsasz saw that one coming.
Zarek Reschke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zsasz misses with an uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reschke.
Reschke tried to score with a low kick but Zsasz checks it.
Zsasz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reschke is looking to land body kicks.
We've been informed that Zsasz has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Reschke takes a jab right on the kisser.
Reschke looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zsasz lands a nice shot that snaps Reschke's head back.
Reschke moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Reschke throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Zsasz to counter with a crisp jab.
Zsasz scores with a nice strike.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zsasz - that will leave a mark!
Zsasz lands a right hook to the body.
Zsasz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A little jabbing left from Zsasz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zsasz throws a big shot that misses.
Zsasz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Zsasz.
Zsasz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Reschke thumps Zsasz with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Reschke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reschke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Reschke throws a front kick aimed at Zsasz's knee but Zsasz avoids it well.
Zsasz throws a low kick but Reschke moves out of range easily.
Reschke is looking to clinch but Zsasz is avoiding it.
Reschke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zsasz is able to avoid easily.
Zsasz counters with a body kick.
Reschke connects with an inside leg kick.
Zsasz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Reschke walks into a stiff left hand from Zsasz.
Zsasz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reschke. Reschke obviously looking to wear him down.
Reschke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zsasz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Reschke on the side of the head.
Zsasz checks a leg kick.
Reschke throws a sloppy head kick and Zsasz moves out of range easily.
Reschke takes one to the side of the head.
Zsasz throws a lazy uppercut
and Reschke counters with a good low kick that Zsasz was not able to check.
Zsasz scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reschke takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reschke throws a hook but Zsasz avoids it easily.
Reschke checks a leg kick nicely.
A head kick by Reschke misses
and Reschke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zsasz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zsasz throws a right hand that Reschke ducks under and follows up with a left that Reschke also avoids with ease.
Reschke moves out of range as Zsasz strikes.
Reschke scoring well with a low kick there.
Reschke is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Zsasz's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Reschke throws a front kick aimed at Zsasz's knee but Zsasz avoids it well.
Zsasz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reschke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zsasz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reschke.
Reschke misses with a looping left.
Zsasz checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reschke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zsasz lands a nice hook to Reschke's body. Reschke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reschke lands a jab.
Zsasz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reschke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Zsasz dominated that round.
That's time! Reschke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Reschke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reschke takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zsasz works over Reschke's head and body with a nice combination.
Reschke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Reschke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Reschke might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Zsasz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reschke takes one to the side of the head.
Reschke connects with a leg kick. Zsasz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fighters circling - Reschke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reschke looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Reschke does it's job there.
Reschke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zsasz lands a body shot.
Reschke misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut there from Zsasz.
Reschke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zsasz cracks the inside of Reschke's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reschke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zsasz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reschke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Victor Zsasz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reschke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reschke on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zsasz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reschke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zsasz is out of range.
Reschke moves out of range as Zsasz throws a body kick.
Reschke tries to score with a low kick but Zsasz moves his leg out of the way.
Zsasz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zsasz scores with a decent looking hook.
Zsasz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Reschke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zsasz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big left from Zsasz misses.
Zsasz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reschke.
Reschke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zsasz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reschke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zsasz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reschke tries a low kick but Zsasz avoids it.
Reschke loads up on a big right hand but Zsasz slips the punch.
Reschke misses with a wild body shot.
Zsasz throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Reschke counter with a right hand.
Reschke closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zsasz counters with a nice uppercut.
Zsasz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reschke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reschke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zsasz.
Reschke misses with a low kick.
Zsasz lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reschke.
Zsasz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zsasz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zsasz.
Zsasz blocks a low kick nicely.
Zsasz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zsasz! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsasz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reschke momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zsasz.
Zsasz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Reschke steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zsasz. That one must have hurt.
Zsasz avoids the head kick by Reschke.
Zsasz lands a really nice looking cross but Reschke seems unphased.
Donk. Zsasz catches Reschke right on the button with a cross.
Zsasz defending well as Reschke loads up on a big left hand.
Zsasz misses with a wild body shot.
Reschke thinks about countering with a head kick.
Zsasz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reschke was well out of range. Poor timing from Zsasz.
Zsasz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reschke appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Reschke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reschke moves away from the strike by Zsasz.
Zsasz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reschke.
Reschke looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A big right from Reschke misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reschke checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Zsasz - just one landing.
Reschke throws a leg kick but Zsasz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zsasz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zsasz just misses with a punch to the body.
Reschke throws a leg kick
and Zsasz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Reschke misses with a combination
and Zsasz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reschke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reschke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zsasz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Reschke throws a sloppy head kick and Zsasz moves out of range easily.
A big right from Reschke misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zsasz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zsasz misses with a jab to the body
and Reschke counters with a straight right hand.
Reschke tries to score with a low kick but Zsasz moves his leg out of the way.
Reschke moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Zsasz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Zsasz cracks a nice hook into Reschke's ribs.
Zsasz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Reschke under the eye.
Zsasz misses with a low kick as Reschke jumps back.
Zsasz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zsasz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Reschke wants to land a leg kick but Zsasz is out of range.
Zsasz throws a leg kick
letting Reschke counter with a right hand.
Reschke blocks a low kick nicely.
Good leg kick by Zsasz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zsasz throws a good cross that connects.
Reschke throws the left hand but Zsasz avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reschke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reschke moves out of range of the body kick from Zsasz.
It looked like Reschke was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Zsasz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Reschke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zsasz swings for the body but Reschke moves out of range.
It looked like Reschke was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Zsasz.
Reschke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsasz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zsasz throws out a leg kick but Reschke moves out of range and Zsasz only half commits.
Zsasz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zsasz misses the jab.
Zsasz throws a shot from downtown. Reschke moves away and avoids it.
Zsasz throws a jab when Reschke was well out of range.
Reschke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zsasz.
Zsasz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zsasz looks to land a body kick but Reschke moved away.
Reschke just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zsasz.
Nice body punch from Zsasz.
Zsasz misses with a wild body shot.
Reschke works the jab nicely.
Zsasz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zarek Reschke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsasz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reschke's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zsasz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Reschke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zsasz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zsasz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zsasz slips under a jab from Reschke.
Zsasz slips under a jab from Reschke.
Reschke throws a right hand that misses
and Zsasz counters with a nice leg kick.
Reschke is looking to chop away at Zsasz's legs.
Zsasz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reschke lands with a good body shot.
Reschke throws a head kick that misses.
Zsasz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reschke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zsasz to score with a decent uppercut.
Reschke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zsasz follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Zsasz lands a nice hook to Reschke's body. Reschke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zsasz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reschke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsasz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zsasz lands with a shot to the body.
Zsasz thuds a left hand into Reschke's body.
Reschke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zsasz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reschke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zsasz lands a lovely overhand right.
Zsasz connects with a solid leg kick.
Zsasz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reschke.
Reschke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zsasz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Zsasz throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zsasz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zsasz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zsasz lands a jab to Reschke's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zsasz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zsasz.
Zsasz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reschke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zsasz.
An inside leg kick from Zsasz misses.
Reschke swings widly with a right hand
and Zsasz counters with a low kick, right behind Reschke 's knee.
Zsasz slips a jab from Reschke.
Reschke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zsasz is out of range.
Reschke feints and then cracks Zsasz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zsasz down.
Zsasz throws a leg kick
and Reschke counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nice shot by Reschke.
Reschke misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zsasz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Reschke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Zsasz.
Victor Zsasz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fighters circling - Reschke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Zsasz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zsasz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Zsasz!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Victor Zsasz waved his t-shirt featuring Arcticus University: London's logo in front of the cameras.
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