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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Doom (ranked 5699 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anouar Zaoui (ranked 4220 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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178 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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181 cm
25
213 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Doom! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anouar Zaoui! The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The fighters circle momentarily. Zaoui darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Jay Doom has been cut. Zaoui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doom.
Zaoui looks to score with a jab to the body but Doom is just out of range. Doom seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Nice defenses there by Doom. Doom wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Zaoui connects with the punch. Zaoui is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Doom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doom closes the distance but Zaoui moves to the side and Zaoui counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Doom walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Zaoui swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doom tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Zaoui manages to circle out of the way. Zaoui connects with the punch.
Jay Doom's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zaoui swings widly with a right hand
and Doom counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Zaoui has a couple of punches blocked by Doom.
Zaoui working hard to break the clinch. Doom throws a head punch that misses. Doom misses with the head strike.
Zaoui digs a right hand into Doom's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doom's gas tank. Doom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zaoui lands on the inside with an uppercut. Zaoui wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Doom has him pressed against the cage. Doom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Doom gets through Zaoui's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Doom misses with a hook from the clinch. Zaoui tries to break free but Doom pushes him back against the cage. Zaoui is trying to force a seperation but Doom has the dominant position. Doom working aggressively here.
Zaoui tries to break free but Doom pushes him back against the cage. Zaoui doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doom presses Zaoui against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. A head punch on the inside from Zaoui fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Zaoui is trying to break the clinch but Doom is controlling him. Zaoui blocks a body shot from Doom. Doom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Zaoui wants to break the clinch but can't.
Still in the clinch, Zaoui scores with a nice short uppercut. Zaoui wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. A short left from Doom. Doom lands a body shot. A short right from Doom on the inside. Doom misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Doom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Doom. Zaoui pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Zaoui throws a hook to the side of Doom's head but Doom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Doom blocks a jab. A little feinted left hand from Doom on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Zaoui dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Zaoui scores with a sloppy right hand. Doom should have avoided that one. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Doom ducks under a wild hook from Zaoui. Doom tries to move into range but Zaoui moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jay Doom's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Zaoui throws a shot from downtown. Doom moves away and avoids it. Doom wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anouar Zaoui dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jay Doom's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zaoui scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Zaoui fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Doom on the side of the head. Zaoui throws a shot from downtown. Doom moves away and avoids it. Zaoui lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Zaoui digs a good hook to Doom's body.
Anouar Zaoui seems to be getting the better of the standup. Zaoui connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Doom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zaoui. Doom tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Zaoui manages to circle out of the way. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Doom ducks under a wild hook from Zaoui. Doom is looking to counter punch. Doom takes one on the button.
Jeez, Jay Doom's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. Zaoui cracks Doom with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Doom tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Zaoui pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Doom is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anouar Zaoui!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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