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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toussaint Bissainthe (ranked 361 p4p, 343 weight class) and Ri Zaadha (ranked 60 p4p, 56 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bissainthe might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hoodoo Man Blues. Zaadha has chosen On A Roll as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite 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 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toussaint Bissainthe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ri Zaadha!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bissainthe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zaadha lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bissainthe takes a step back to recover.
Zaadha lands with a hook. Bissainthe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zaadha wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zaadha throws a sloppy head kick and Bissainthe moves out of range easily.
Zaadha lands with a cross.
Zaadha throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bissainthe throws a body punch but Zaadha moves out of range.
Ri Zaadha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bissainthe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zaadha takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaadha lands a nice hook to Bissainthe's body. Bissainthe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bissainthe thows a leg kick but Zaadha checks it
and Zaadha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bissainthe ducks under a wild hook from Zaadha.
It looked like Bissainthe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zaadha throws a shot from downtown. Bissainthe moves away and avoids it.
Zaadha throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws a low kick, looking for Zaadha's leg but Zaadha calmly moves out of range.
Zaadha throws out a counter right but Bissainthe avoids it with no problem.
Bissainthe misses with an uppercut.
Zaadha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zaadha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bissainthe was well out of range. Poor timing from Zaadha.
Bissainthe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zaadha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bissainthe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zaadha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bissainthe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zaadha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zaadha throws a head kick but Bissainthe moves out of range.
Zaadha throws the left hand but Bissainthe avoids the punch easily.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick that knocks Zaadha off balance momentarily.
A leg kick checked by Zaadha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Zaadha misses the target.
Bissainthe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zaadha in his tracks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zaadha.
Bissainthe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zaadha.
Zaadha just misses with a punch to the body.
Zaadha fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaadha misses with a wild body shot.
Zaadha wants to clinch but Bissainthe slips to the side
and Bissainthe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zaadha throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zaadha connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bissainthe momentarily.
Zaadha throws a solid leg kick but Bissainthe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zaadha.
Bissainthe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zaadha misses with a body shot
and Bissainthe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zaadha misses with a lunging right hand
and Bissainthe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bissainthe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zaadha.
Bissainthe slips under a jab from Zaadha.
Zaadha misses with a right hand
and Bissainthe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bissainthe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jab, jab by Zaadha - just one landing.
Bissainthe throws a low kick but Zaadha avoids it.
Zaadha throws a push kick but Bissainthe slaps the foot to one side.
Bissainthe throws a body shot but no joy.
Zaadha swings for the body but Bissainthe moves out of range.
Bissainthe walks into a left hand.
Zaadha is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bissainthe had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Bissainthe moves forwards but Zaadha connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zaadha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zaadha is looking to clinch but Bissainthe is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha takes the fight into the clinch.
Bissainthe misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bissainthe misses with some punches.
Bissainthe blocks a body shot from Zaadha.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bissainthe.
Zaadha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bissainthe backwards.
Bissainthe misses with a punch on the inside.
Bissainthe tries a body shot but Zaadha blocks it.
Bissainthe lands with a short shot to the head.
Bissainthe lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zaadha.
Bissainthe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zaadha misses with some punches.
Bissainthe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zaadha pushes Bissainthe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bissainthe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bissainthe struggles to land a body shot inside as Zaadha controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bissainthe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ri Zaadha dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bissainthe slips a straight right by Zaadha.
Zaadha scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick from Zaadha, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zaadha has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bissainthe swings for the body but Zaadha moves out of range.
Bissainthe throws a jab but it's blocked by Zaadha.
Zaadha keeps the fight on the outside.
Zaadha throws a hook but Bissainthe blocks it.
Bissainthe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zaadha.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bissainthe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zaadha.
Decent striking displayed by Zaadha there.
Zaadha scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zaadha scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe clinches with his opponent.
Bissainthe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zaadha's elbow.
Bissainthe swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaadha uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Zaadha fails to land.
Bissainthe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bissainthe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zaadha is trying to stall.
Bissainthe prevents a body shot from Zaadha.
Bissainthe throws a head punch that misses.
Zaadha dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Zaadha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bissainthe or not.
A short right from Zaadha on the inside.
Zaadha blocks an uppercut.
Zaadha misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bissainthe.
Zaadha controlling the action here for a moment.
Zaadha struggles to land a body shot inside as Bissainthe controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bissainthe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zaadha is looking to chop away at Bissainthe's legs.
Zaadha closes the distance and clinches.
Bissainthe throws a head punch that misses.
Zaadha misses with a hook to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bissainthe.
Zaadha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zaadha swats away the attempt to clinch by Bissainthe.
Zaadha tries to move into range but Bissainthe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zaadha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zaadha fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bissainthe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ri Zaadha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zaadha fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha moves out of range as Bissainthe throws a body kick.
A leg kick checked by Zaadha.
Zaadha throws an off balance right hand
and Bissainthe counters with a nice kick to the body.
A low kick lands for Zaadha.
Zaadha throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bissainthe with a jab.
Zaadha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zaadha takes a swing at Bissainthe's ribcage but misses.
Bissainthe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zaadha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zaadha looks to land a body kick but Bissainthe moved away.
Zaadha rushes Bissainthe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Bissainthe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bissainthe backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bissainthe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zaadha swings wildly with an uppercut but Bissainthe uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Bissainthe fails to land.
Bissainthe lands an uppercut.
Bissainthe lands with a short shot to the head.
Zaadha blocks an uppercut.
Bissainthe prevents a body shot from Zaadha.
Toussaint Bissainthe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bissainthe as Zaadha tries to tie him up.
Zaadha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zaadha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bissainthe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zaadha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zaadha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bissainthe or not.
Zaadha swings wildly with an uppercut but Bissainthe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bissainthe misses with a punch to the body.
Bissainthe prevents a body shot from Zaadha.
Bissainthe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ri Zaadha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Zaadha looks to land a left hand but Bissainthe moved out of range nicely.
Zaadha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bissainthe jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Zaadha takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bissainthe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zaadha throws an off balance right hand
letting Bissainthe counter with a right hand.
Zaadha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bissainthe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zaadha connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice defenses there by Bissainthe.
Zaadha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bissainthe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bissainthe checks a leg kick nicely.
Bissainthe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bissainthe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zaadha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Zaadha misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaadha fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bissainthe on the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Zaadha.
Bissainthe seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bissainthe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zaadha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zaadha throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zaadha swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bissainthe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe has a couple of punches blocked by Zaadha.
Zaadha is working Bissainthe over against the cage.
Bissainthe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bissainthe misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bissainthe.
Zaadha prevents a body shot from Bissainthe.
A short left from Bissainthe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha blocks an uppercut.
Bissainthe has a couple of punches blocked by Zaadha.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bissainthe.
Good body shot from Zaadha.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bissainthe struggles to land a body shot inside as Zaadha controls his hands.
Zaadha blocking some punches.
Zaadha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zaadha lands with an uppercut that bounces Bissainthe off the cage and back into range.
Bissainthe tries to clinch but Zaadha is having none of it.
Nice defenses there by Zaadha.
Zaadha tries to clinch up
and Bissainthe counters with a right hand to the body.
Bissainthe throws a hook but Zaadha avoids it easily.
Zaadha throws an overhand right that lands on Bissainthe's shoulder, as Bissainthe tries to avoid the shot.
Bissainthe lands with an uppercut that bounces Zaadha off the cage and back into range.
Ri Zaadha is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zaadha delivers a nice body kick.
Zaadha lands a right hook to the body.
Bissainthe takes one to the chin there.
Bissainthe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zaadha throws a right hand that misses
and Bissainthe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zaadha throws a hook but Bissainthe blocks it.
Bissainthe thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bissainthe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zaadha.
Zaadha misses with a looping right.
Zaadha moves into the clinch successfully.
Zaadha tries a body shot but Bissainthe blocks it.
Zaadha lands a nice uppercut.
Bissainthe working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws a head punch that misses.
Zaadha blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bissainthe struggles to land a body shot inside as Zaadha controls his hands.
Bissainthe misses with some punches.
Bissainthe tries to work over Zaadha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zaadha has a couple of punches blocked by Bissainthe.
A head punch on the inside from Bissainthe fails to land.
Bissainthe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bissainthe tries a body shot but Zaadha blocks it.
Bissainthe blocks an uppercut.
Bissainthe scores with a hook to the body.
Zaadha misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Bissainthe.
Toussaint Bissainthe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zaadha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zaadha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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 Toussaint Bissainthe.
I think Zaadha has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ri Zaadha!
A determined Ri Zaadha didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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