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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zabud Zabirov (ranked 864 p4p, 90 weight class) and Kal Valen (ranked 1649 p4p, 171 weight class). Kal Valen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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245 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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275 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Zabud Zabirov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kal Valen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zabirov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Valen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Valen throws a hook but Zabirov blocks it.
Zabirov throws a shot from downtown. Valen moves away and avoids it.
Valen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zabirov circles away quickly and effectively.
A cross from Zabirov lands.
Valen moves out of range of the strikes.
Valen throws a looping overhand right but Zabirov ducks down to avoid it.
Zabirov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Valen misses the jab.
Valen is looking to clinch but Zabirov is avoiding it.
Valen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zabirov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Valen. Valen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zabirov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zabirov throws a looping overhand right but Valen ducks down to avoid it.
Valen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zabirov throws a hook but Valen avoids it easily.
Zabud Zabirov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valen blocks a jab.
Valen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zabirov moves away.
Zabirov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Lucky Liam's MMA Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Valen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zabirov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zabirov is looking to counter the offense by Valen and move into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zabirov connects with a single shot there.
Zabirov slips a straight right by Valen.
Zabirov misses with a lunging right hand
and Valen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Valen fails to land with a series of punches.
Zabirov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valen.
Zabirov throws a jab but it's blocked by Valen.
Zabirov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Valen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zabirov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Valen rushes Zabirov and presses him up against the cage.
Zabirov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valen blocks it with crossed arms.
Zabirov tries to work over Valen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zabirov has a couple of punches blocked by Valen.
Zabirov lands an uppercut.
A short right from Zabirov.
Valen throws a head punch that misses.
Valen throws a punch but it's blocked by Zabirov.
Zabirov misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Zabirov misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Zabirov on the inside.
Zabirov lands an uppercut.
Zabirov tries to land a knee to the head but Valen blocks with his arms.
Zabirov looking to throw knees to the head but Valen is blocking nicely.
Valen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zabirov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Valen fails to land.
Zabirov misses with a knee to the head.
Valen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knees to the body from Zabirov.
Valen looks winded!
Zabirov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Valen backwards.
Zabirov lands with a right to the head.
Zabirov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valen.
A head punch on the inside from Valen fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Zabirov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zabirov tries a knee to the head but Valen blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zabirov tries to land knees in the clinch but Valen avoids the damage to the body.
Zabirov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zabirov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zabirov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zabirov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Valen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Valen tries to get set, Zabirov tries to push him back and clinch up but Valen manages to avoid the attempt.
A jab from Zabirov misses.
The fighters circling - Valen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zabirov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zabirov tries to counter by clinching up but Valen breaks away and moves out of range.
Zabirov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zabirov scores with a decent looking hook.
Zabirov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Valen tries to clinch up but Zabirov circles away and keeps his distance.
Valen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Zabirov misses.
Zabirov throws a shot from downtown. Valen moves away and avoids it.
Zabirov throws a lazy right hand but Valen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Valen darts in and clinches Zabirov up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Zabirov on the inside.
A short right from Zabirov on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zabirov.
Zabirov manages to break the clinch.
Zabirov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Valen throws a big shot that misses.
Valen darts in and clinches Zabirov up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Valen fails to land.
Valen misses with the head strike.
Valen swings wildly with an uppercut but Zabirov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valen misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valen struggles to land a body shot inside as Zabirov controls his hands.
Zabirov looking to throw knees to the head but Valen is blocking nicely.
Zabirov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zabirov lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zabud Zabirov dominated that round.
That's time! Zabirov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zabirov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Valen under the eye.
Valen blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Valen.
Zabirov throws a hook but Valen avoids it easily.
Zabirov misses with a straight left.
Valen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Zabirov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zabirov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valen defending well as Zabirov loads up on a big left hand.
Valen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Zabirov looks to throw the jab but Valen is out of range.
Valen swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zabirov throws a shot from downtown. Valen moves away and avoids it.
Zabirov throws a jab when Valen was well out of range.
Kal Valen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zabirov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zabirov tries to counter by clinching up but Valen breaks away and moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zabirov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Valen moves out of range as Zabirov strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zabirov gets tackled into the cage by Valen. Valen maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Zabirov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zabirov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valen can do to turn this around?
Zabirov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zabirov looks to throw the jab but Valen is out of range.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Zabirov here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Zabirov throws a big shot that misses.
Valen misses with a looping right.
Valen walks into a stiff left hand from Zabirov.
Valen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Valen ducks under a wild hook from Zabirov.
Zabirov misses with a looping right.
Valen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zabirov lands with a cross.
Zabirov throws a hook to the side of Valen's head but Valen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zabirov was well out of range. Poor timing from Valen.
A big left from Zabirov misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valen throws a shot from downtown. Zabirov moves away and avoids it.
Valen tries to clinch up but Zabirov circles away and keeps his distance.
Zabud Zabirov is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zabirov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zabirov feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Valen sprawling to the canvas! Valen rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Zabirov finish him?!
Valen is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Zabirov. Beautiful body shot.
Valen is still on wobbly legs! Can Zabirov finish him?
Valen is breathing heavily.
Zabirov thuds a left hand into Valen's body.
Zabirov cracks Valen with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zabud Zabirov!
Zabud Zabirov retains his heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Zabud Zabirov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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