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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ri Zaadha (ranked 1541 p4p, 2299 weight class) and Jonathan Archer (ranked 213 p4p, 310 weight class). Zaadha comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- When I Wake Up. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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 36 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Ri Zaadha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Archer!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaadha rushes Archer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Archer jumps guard but Zaadha turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Archer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zaadha misses with a low kick as Archer jumps back.
Zaadha tries to clinch but Archer moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Archer - that will leave a mark!
Archer fails to land the takedown.
Archer tries for a takedown but Zaadha sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ri Zaadha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Archer.
Zaadha swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Archer fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer blocks a leg kick.
Zaadha throws a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Archer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zaadha gets caught flat footed, as Archer shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaadha pulls Archer in close to prevent any damage.
Archer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zaadha swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zaadha pulls Archer in close to prevent any damage.
Archer is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Zaadha looking to hit a scissor sweep but Archer is one step ahead there.
Archer tries to free his leg and advance position but Zaadha is retaining full guard.
Zaadha can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Archer controls the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Zaadha looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Archer dives in for a single leg takedown but Zaadha sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Archer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zaadha tried to counter with a leg kick but Archer avoided it.
Archer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zaadha counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Zaadha pushes Archer up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zaadha throws a sloppy head kick and Archer moves out of range easily.
Zaadha fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Archer on the side of the head.
Archer misses with the body kick
and Archer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zaadha motions for Archer to come forward. Zaadha throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Archer takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zaadha.
Zaadha lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Archer.
Archer jumps guard but Zaadha stands there with Archer around his waist. Archer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zaadha pushes off an throws an elbow but Archer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Archer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zaadha backwards.
Zaadha misses with the head strike.
Zaadha looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha lands a shot to the body.
Zaadha keeps control of Archer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zaadha lands with a right to the head.
Archer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zaadha just stands there and leans against the cage.
Zaadha throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Archer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zaadha just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Archer stalling in the clinch but Zaadha improves position.
Zaadha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zaadha lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zaadha.
Archer dodges an elbow strike from Zaadha.
Zaadha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zaadha working aggressively here.
Archer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zaadha fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Archer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ri Zaadha dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A good leg kick by Zaadha.
Zaadha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Archer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Archer throws a counter combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zaadha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Archer raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Jonathan Archer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Archer moves into the clinch.
Zaadha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Archer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Archer jumps guard but Zaadha stands there with Archer around his waist. Archer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaadha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zaadha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Archer can do to turn this around?
Archer leaning against his opponent.
Archer is working for takedown but Zaadha is calmly controlling the position for now.
Archer leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaadha tries to work over Archer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zaadha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Archer's elbow.
Archer goes for a takedown attempt but Zaadha pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ri Zaadha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Archer.
Zaadha catches Archer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zaadha will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zaadha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zaadha attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A little jabbing left from Archer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zaadha digs a good body shot into Archer's ribs.
Zaadha forces Archer back against the cage and clinches.
Zaadha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zaadha is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Stalling in the clinch from Zaadha.
Zaadha tries to throw a body punch but Archer avoids it by throwing Zaadha back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer tries to pull guard but Zaadha forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Archer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zaadha just stands there and leans against the cage.
Archer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Zaadha gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Archer is trying to pull guard but Zaadha turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Zaadha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zaadha lands a hook that snaps the head of Archer backwards.
Zaadha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Archer manages to break the clinch.
A low kick lands for Zaadha.
Archer steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zaadha. That one must have hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zaadha lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good work by Archer as he checks the leg kick.
Archer tries to close the distance and clinch but Zaadha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zaadha connects with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zaadha sizes up Archer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ri Zaadha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zaadha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Archer.
Archer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Zaadha lets loose with a powerful body kick. Archer will feel that in the morning.
Zaadha paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Archer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zaadha.
Zaadha fires out a quick counter leg kick but Archer just manages to avoid it.
Zaadha lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zaadha tests Archer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zaadha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Archer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zaadha is looking to clinch but Archer is avoiding it.
Zaadha changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Archer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zaadha counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zaadha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Archer closes the distance and clinches up with Zaadha, looking for a takedown. Archer pushes Zaadha against the cage but Zaadha circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Archer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaadha.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Archer checks a leg kick.
Zaadha throws an overhand right that lands on Archer's shoulder, as Archer tries to avoid the shot.
Zaadha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Archer manages to avoid it.
Archer tries a quick counter leg kick but Zaadha is wise to it.
Archer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zaadha counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Archer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zaadha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zaadha misses with an uppercut. Archer saw that one coming.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Archer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ri Zaadha dominated that second round.
That's time! Zaadha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Zaadha throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Archer's head.
Archer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Archer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Zaadha is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Archer tries to pull guard but Zaadha holds him up against the cage and eventually Archer drops back down to his feet.
Ri Zaadha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Archer.
Archer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zaadha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Zaadha - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaadha lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zaadha lands a nice uppercut.
Zaadha has Archer pressed against the cage, preventing Archer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Archer blocks the elbow strike.
Zaadha throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Zaadha to keep the fight standing.
Archer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zaadha just stands there and leans against the cage.
Zaadha scores with a shot to the side of Archer's head.
Zaadha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ri Zaadha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Zaadha.
Archer blocks a body shot from Zaadha.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zaadha.
Zaadha throws an elbow but it misses.
Zaadha scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zaadha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zaadha is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Archer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Zaadha to keep the fight standing.
Archer tries to land a knee to the head but Zaadha blocks with his arms.
Zaadha digs a right hand into Archer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Archer's gas tank.
Zaadha misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha avoiding damage as Archer throws knees to the body.
Zaadha just leaning against Archer, taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Zaadha.
Archer blocks a body shot from Zaadha.
Zaadha misses with an elbow over the top.
Zaadha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Archer's elbow.
Zaadha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Archer being controlled against the cage.
Archer managing to block the knees to the body from Zaadha.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaadha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Zaadha.
Archer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Archer takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha working aggressively here.
Zaadha prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zaadha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zaadha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Archer avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Zaadha fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Archer.
Zaadha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zaadha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zaadha.
Archer blocks a body shot from Zaadha.
Archer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Archer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zaadha has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zaadha scores with a head kick. Archer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Zaadha. No joy for Archer on that attempt.
Zaadha looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Good work by Archer as he checks the leg kick.
Ri Zaadha is winning the standup battle so far.
Zaadha is looking to score with low kicks.
Archer shoots for a double leg takedown but Zaadha sprawls well. He's pushed Archer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zaadha wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Zaadha. That snapped Archer's head back.
Ri Zaadha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zaadha connects with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaadha connects with the punch.
Zaadha throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Archer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zaadha walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Archer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zaadha scores with a crisp jab that stopped Archer in his tracks.
Zaadha cracks Archer with an open hand slap.
Jonathan Archer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zaadha keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ri Zaadha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zaadha, 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ri Zaadha!
During a confident post fight interview, Ri Zaadha thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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