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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chara Zaad (ranked 3780 p4p, 454 weight class) and Shawn Antoski (ranked 5324 p4p, 521 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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192 cm
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210 lbs
13 - 15 - 0 |
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191 cm
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220 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chara Zaad! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Antoski! The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! An inside leg kick from Antoski misses. Zaad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Antoski. Antoski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Zaad punishes Antoski's body with a nice straight punch. Zaad has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Zaad throws a body shot but no joy. Zaad misses with a two punch combination.
Antoski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Antoski cracks Zaad with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. A jab lands there for Zaad. Antoski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Antoski misses with a body shot.
Zaad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Zaad throws out the jab but it was never going to land. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Antoski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Zaad walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Antoski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Zaad throws a sloppy body shot
and Antoski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zaad's knee momentarily. Zaad's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Zaad duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round. Antoski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zaad. Zaad checks a low kick from Antoski. A head kick misses from Antoski. Zaad throws a hook but Antoski avoids it easily. Antoski feints a counter leg kick. Antoski lands a nice shot to the body.
Zaad scores with a decent looking hook. Nice body kick there by Antoski. Antoski throws a leg kick but Zaad checks it. Zaad takes a swing at Antoski's ribcage but misses. A big left from Antoski misses. Zaad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Antoski can pounce on him.
Antoski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zaad.
Antoski scores with a nice right hand.
Antoski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Zaad throws a series of punches but Antoski avoids them all with ease. Antoski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zaad. 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! Zaad throws a jab when Antoski was well out of range. Zaad wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. A swing and a miss from Zaad. Antoski throws a nice inside leg kick. Zaad misses with a wild body shot. Zaad checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Zaad throws a body shot but no joy. Antoski raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Antoski throws a leg kick but Zaad sees it coming and moves out of range. Antoski moves out of range of the strikes. Zaad misses with a straight left. Zaad just misses with a punch to the body.
Antoski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zaad checks it well. An attempted straight right counter from Zaad misses the target. Zaad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Antoski manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Antoski lands a slapping body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Antoski lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zaad has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zaad and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Antoski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. A looping hook to the body misses from Antoski. Zaad does a little dance to reset his feet. Antoski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Antoski, right into the meat.
A punch combination from Zaad misses. Antoski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zaad. Antoski throws a fast counter high kick but Zaad manages to duck under it in time. Zaad scores with a body shot.
Zaad swinging wildly here.
Zaad throws a jab but it's blocked by Antoski. The fighters circle momentarily. Zaad darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Zaad throws a body punch but Antoski moves out of range. Antoski throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Zaad looks to score with a jab to the body but Antoski is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Zaad checks a leg kick. Zaad misses with a lunging right hand
and Antoski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Chara Zaad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Antoski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Antoski fakes the leg kick and cracks Zaad in the body. Antoski has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight. Zaad misses with an uppercut. Antoski saw that one coming. Nice shot by Zaad. Antoski takes one to the chin there. Antoski throws a nice head kick!
Antoski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. A looping hook to the body misses from Zaad. Antoski does a little dance to reset his feet. Zaad throws a series of punches but Antoski avoids them all with ease. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Antoski scores with a leg kick.
Zaad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid body kick from Antoski. Zaad lands with a shot to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shawn Antoski will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Antoski slips a straight right by Zaad. Zaad misses with a hook
and Antoski counters with an inside leg kick. Some wild striking there from Zaad.
Zaad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Antoski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Antoski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zaad misses the shot to the body. Antoski missing with a left hand there. Zaad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Antoski throws out a leg kick but Zaad moves out of range and Antoski only half commits. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Antoski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Zaad cracks a nice hook into Antoski's ribs. Zaad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Antoski only half commits to the counter leg kick. Zaad misses with a wild body shot. Antoski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Antoski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zaad's head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zaad closes the distance and lands a one-two. Antoski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Antoski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Antoski misses with an uppercut
and Zaad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. A looping hook to the body misses from Zaad. Antoski does a little dance to reset his feet. Antoski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zaad. Zaad checks a low kick from Antoski. Zaad throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Antoski counter with a right hand. The fighters circling - Zaad throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Antoski lands a really nice looking cross but Zaad seems unphased.
Antoski staying out of range there. Zaad dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Antoski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zaad is out of range and Antoski settles back down. Zaad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Antoski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zaad is rocked! This has been an exciting period of action! Antoski throws a nice outside leg kick. Oh Zaad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Antoski throws a leg kick which misses Zaad's front leg but catches the back leg as Zaad tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. BOOM! Antoski lands a beautiful left hook that drops Zaad. Zaad tries to recover but Antoski is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Zaad lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Antoski! A relieved looking Shawn Antoski thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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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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