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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Lesliah Souza (ranked 8917 p4p, 669 weight class) and Jack Zabijaka (ranked 5873 p4p, 550 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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176 lbs
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184 lbs
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Excellent MT
Good chin
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Solid chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lesliah Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Zabijaka!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zabijaka closes the distance and clinches.
Souza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zabijaka has him pressed against the ropes.
Souza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zabijaka misses with a series of wild punches.
Souza appears to be looking for a big counter.
Zabijaka looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zabijaka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zabijaka tries to clinch but Souza moves away
and Souza counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Zabijaka is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Zabijaka doesn't manage to clinch there - Souza circles away.
Souza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Souza throws a head kick that misses.
Souza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zabijaka wants to clinch up but Souza keeps it at a distance.
Zabijaka 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.
Zabijaka tries to close the distance and clinch but Souza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zabijaka tries to clinch up
and Souza counters with a left and a right that stings Zabijaka.
Souza connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zabijaka blocks a leg kick.
Zabijaka looks to land a combination but Souza avoids it well.
Zabijaka fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza throws a leg kick but Zabijaka sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zabijaka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Souza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zabijaka.
Souza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Souza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zabijaka.
Souza misses with a head kick.
Souza throws a low kick, looking for Zabijaka's leg but Zabijaka calmly moves out of range.
Zabijaka wants to clinch.
Zabijaka avoids the head kick by Souza.
Souza lands with a nice body kick.
Souza slips a straight right by Zabijaka.
Zabijaka is looking to clinch but Souza is avoiding it.
Zabijaka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zabijaka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zabijaka rushes Souza and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zabijaka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zabijaka misses with a head kick.
Souza appears to be looking for a big counter.
Souza slips a jab and a cross from Zabijaka.
Zabijaka dodges the punch combination from Souza.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Souza throws a nice looking combination but Zabijaka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zabijaka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Souza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Souza.
Zabijaka tries to clinch up.
Zabijaka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Zabijaka. Those never looked like landing.
Souza's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Souza duly obliges.
Souza misses with a few strikes there.
Souza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zabijaka.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zabijaka slips a jab and a cross from Souza.
Zabijaka moves into the clinch successfully.
Zabijaka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Souza is keeping busy.
Souza is looking to break free of the clinch but Zabijaka has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lesliah Souza dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Souza throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Zabijaka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Souza counters with a three punch combo that has Zabijaka backing up. Zabijaka nods at Souza to acknowledge the strikes.
Zabijaka tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Souza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Souza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Souza connects with a solid leg kick.
Souza lands a really nice looking cross but Zabijaka seems unphased.
The crowd cheers as Zabijaka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Souza doesn't seem phased though.
Souza throws a series of punches but Zabijaka avoids them all with ease.
Zabijaka checks a leg kick.
A punch combination from Souza misses.
Zabijaka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lesliah Souza is winning the standup battle so far.
Zabijaka thumps Souza with a low kick.
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!
Zabijaka wants to clinch.
Zabijaka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zabijaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Souza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Souza thinks about countering with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Souza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zabijaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Souza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Souza lets loose with a powerful body kick. Zabijaka will feel that in the morning.
Zabijaka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Souza's sensitive parts.
Souza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zabijaka can do to turn this around?
Souza throws a sloppy head kick and Zabijaka moves out of range easily.
Lesliah Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zabijaka darts in and clinches Souza up against the ropes.
Zabijaka tries to land knees in the clinch but Souza avoids the damage to the body.
Souza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Souza throws a leg kick
and Zabijaka counters with a left and a right that stings Souza.
Zabijaka takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Souza throws a head kick that misses.
Souza looks to land a body kick but Zabijaka moved away.
Some wild striking there from Souza.
Souza connects with a leg kick. Zabijaka looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zabijaka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zabijaka tries to clinch there but Souza circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Souza throws a leg kick but Zabijaka moved away.
Zabijaka doesn't manage to clinch there - Souza circles away.
Souza misses with a series of wild punches.
Souza swats away the attempt to clinch by Zabijaka.
A head kick by Souza misses
and Zabijaka counters with a stiff right hand.
Zabijaka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zabijaka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zabijaka looks to throw the jab but Souza is out of range.
Souza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Souza lands a leg kick that knocks Zabijaka off balance momentarily.
Souza fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Souza throws a wild body kick that Zabijaka sees coming a mile off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lesliah Souza dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Souza throws a series of punches but Zabijaka moves out of range.
Souza fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Souza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zabijaka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Souza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Souza wants to land a leg kick but Zabijaka is out of range.
Souza misses with a looping right.
Zabijaka has managed to clinch.
Zabijaka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zabijaka lands an uppercut.
Souza cracks Zabijaka with a nice body shot.
I was talking to Souza's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Zabijaka is trying to maintain a safe position but Souza gets an underhook and turns Zabijaka into the ropes.
Zabijaka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Souza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zabijaka manages to break the clinch.
Souza lands with a slapping head kick.
Souza looks to score with a jab to the body but Zabijaka is just out of range.
Zabijaka tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Souza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Souza.
Zabijaka is looking to clinch but Souza is avoiding it.
Souza misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Souza went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A head kick misses from Souza.
Souza lands a head kick!
Zabijaka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zabijaka wants to clinch but Souza slips to the side
and Souza counters with a good low kick that Zabijaka was not able to check.
Zabijaka wants to clinch.
And Souza counters with a quick kick to the body but Zabijaka blocks it.
Souza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Souza keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Souza throws a lazy head kick
and before Souza can reset, Zabijaka rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Souza is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!
Zabijaka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Souza pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Zabijaka back to the ropes. Souza follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zabijaka closes the distance and clinches.
Zabijaka dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Zabijaka manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Souza wants to get back to striking at distance but Zabijaka won't allow it.
Lesliah Souza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza is trying to force a seperation but Zabijaka has the dominant position.
Souza is trying to force a seperation but Zabijaka has the dominant position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Zabijaka breaks the clinch.
Jack Zabijaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zabijaka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Souza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zabijaka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Good leg kick by Zabijaka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jack Zabijaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Souza connects with a leg kick. Zabijaka looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zabijaka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zabijaka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Souza is looking to land body kicks.
Zabijaka misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zabijaka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zabijaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Souza.
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 Lesliah Souza.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Souza, 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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