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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seelow Heights (ranked 1004 p4p, 1027 weight class) and Abdullah Zaire (ranked 156 p4p, 158 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seelow Heights!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Abdullah Zaire!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heights was well out of range. Poor timing from Zaire.
Heights avoids a kick to the body.
Zaire throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Heights counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Zaire misses
and Heights counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A slow jab from Zaire misses its intended target.
Zaire throws a leg kick that is checked
and Heights counters with a low kick, right behind Zaire 's knee.
Zaire swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Heights counter with a right hand.
Zaire looks to land a right hand but Heights moved out of range.
A jab lands there for Heights.
Heights staying out of range there.
A punch lands to the side of Zaire 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zaire tries a low kick but Heights avoids it.
Zaire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Heights tries to land a front kick but Zaire steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zaire looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Heights does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaire throws a front kick aimed at Heights's knee but Heights avoids it well.
Heights lands a nice hook to Zaire's body. Zaire takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zaire wants to land a leg kick but Heights is out of range.
Heights slips under a jab from Zaire.
Nice defenses there by Heights.
Zaire moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heights throws a jab but it's blocked by Zaire.
Heights misses with an attempted mid kick.
Heights connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zaire. Zaire circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Heights blocks the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Heights.
Zaire thuds a left hand into Heights's body.
Zaire gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zaire misses with a wild body shot.
Heights slips under a jab from Zaire.
It looked like Heights wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zaire ducks under a wild hook from Heights.
Zaire scores with a nice strike.
Zaire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heights misses with a wild body shot.
Zaire slips a straight right by Heights.
Zaire takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick lands from Zaire.
Zaire takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaire throws a jab but it's blocked by Heights.
Zaire cracks Heights with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fighters circling - Zaire throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Heights counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zaire thinking.
Heights with a nice cross.
Zaire has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Zaire throws a looping overhand right but Heights ducks down to avoid it.
Heights slips under a jab from Zaire.
Heights looks to land a right hand but Zaire moved out of range.
Zaire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zaire throws a body shot but no joy.
Heights keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zaire just misses with a punch to the body.
Zaire misses with a hook.
Zaire misses with a looping right.
Zaire throws a nice outside leg kick.
Heights throws a low kick but Zaire moves out of range easily.
Heights fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Heights is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Heights cracks Zaire with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zaire throws a leg kick
and Heights makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zaire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zaire throws a hook to the side of Heights's head but Heights sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zaire scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A jab from Zaire misses.
Zaire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heights throws out the jab.
Zaire moves out of range of the strikes.
Zaire takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Zaire drops his hands momentarily and Heights takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zaire throws a lazy uppercut
and Heights cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick lands for Heights.
Zaire throws a right hand that misses
and Heights connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zaire is looking to score with low kicks.
Heights swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Heights scores with a body shot.
Zaire will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Heights appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Heights ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heights ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zaire throws a push kick but Heights slaps the foot to one side.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Heights, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heights ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zaire moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zaire! But no joy.
Zaire throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Heights to counter with a crisp jab.
Zaire tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire cracks Heights with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zaire throws out a loose jab but Heights uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaire misses the shot to the body.
Zaire looks to land a right hand but Heights moved out of range.
Heights uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zaire has time to react.
Heights takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zaire misses with a low kick as Heights jumps back.
Zaire throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Heights dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heights fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zaire on the side of the head.
Heights checks the leg kick nicely there.
Heights scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Heights chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zaire checks a low kick from Heights.
Zaire defending well as Heights loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zaire lands with a nice body punch.
Heights keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zaire misses with a low kick.
Jab from Heights.
Zaire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seelow Heights dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zaire throws an off balance right hand
and Heights counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Heights looks to land a left hand but Zaire moved out of range nicely.
Zaire motions for Heights to come forward. Zaire throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Heights throwing a counter right hand but Zaire manages to avoid it.
Heights wants to land a leg kick but Zaire is out of range.
Heights lands a body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Zaire might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Heights has got the better of the exchanges.
A leg kick checked by Zaire.
Zaire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zaire throws a low kick but it's checked well by Heights.
Zaire's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Heights lunges at Zaire with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zaire's hand.
Zaire throws a low kick but Heights moves out of range easily.
Zaire throws a lazy right hand but Heights sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heights avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Heights catches Zaire with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heights throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zaire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Heights is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zaire can do to turn this around?
Heights avoids the body shot from Zaire.
Heights slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Heights misses the target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Heights!
Zaire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heights scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A cross from Heights lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Heights.
Heights with a hook.
Heights throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zaire throws a front kick aimed at Heights's knee but Heights avoids it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Heights. That's going to slow Zaire down.
Zaire misses with a body shot.
Zaire takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zaire misses with the combination.
Zaire ducks right into an uppercut from Heights.
Zaire throws a body punch but Heights moves out of range.
Heights checks a low kick from Zaire.
Heights scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Heights cracks Zaire with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zaire misses with a low kick.
Zaire looks for the body kick but Heights saw that one coming.
Zaire throws a leg kick
and Heights counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaire throws a low kick but Heights moves out of range easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Heights.
Zaire will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zaire misses with a leg kick
and Zaire takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice inside leg kick there by Heights. That's going to slow Zaire down.
Heights tests Zaire's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Heights wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Heights ducks under a wild hook from Zaire.
Heights looks to land a right hand but Zaire moved out of range.
Heights looks to throw the jab but Zaire is out of range.
Zaire takes a swing at Heights's ribcage but misses.
Zaire motions for Heights to come forward. Zaire throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zaire attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Seelow Heights is winning the standup battle so far.
Heights blocks a low kick nicely.
Heights with a nice cross.
Heights cracks Zaire with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Heights checks the leg kick.
Heights bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zaire's head.
Zaire has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire misses with a leg kick
and Heights cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Zaire finds it's way through Heights's defenses.
Heights loads up on a big right hand but Zaire slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Heights.
Zaire swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Heights uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaire.
Heights scores with a decent looking hook.
A slow jab from Zaire misses its intended target.
Heights ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zaire moves away.
Zaire walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Heights checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zaire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good shot there by Heights.
Heights loads up on a big right hand but Zaire slips the punch.
Zaire throws a hook to the side of Heights's head but Heights sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zaire tries a low kick but Heights avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Heights.
Heights tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zaire is able to avoid easily.
Heights lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zaire throws a lazy right hand but Heights sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire throws a leg kick but Heights moved away.
A low kick from Zaire misses
and Heights counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zaire misses with a body kick.
Zaire tries a low kick but Heights avoids it.
A low kick from Zaire is predictable there
and Heights counters with a straight right hand.
Zaire takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zaire ducks under a wild hook from Heights.
Heights lands a nice shot that snaps Zaire's head back.
Heights thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heights uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Crunch! Zaire slams his shin into Heights's torso.
Zaire misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zaire. Heights does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zaire throws a leg kick
and Heights counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zaire throws a low kick, looking for Heights's leg but Heights calmly moves out of range.
Zaire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heights.
Heights throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zaire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A cross from Heights lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seelow Heights dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Heights fakes the leg kick and cracks Zaire in the body.
Zaire scores with a jab to the body.
Heights works the jab nicely.
Zaire moves away from the strike by Heights.
Heights lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zaire throws a chopping leg kick but Heights manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Heights slips a straight right by Zaire.
A shot to the liver by Heights. Beautiful body shot.
Heights throws a body punch but Zaire moves out of range.
Zaire swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zaire attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zaire throws a hook but Heights avoids it easily.
Heights throws a right hand that misses
and Zaire counters with a straight right hand.
Zaire misses with a lunging right hand
and Heights connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heights throws a low kick but Zaire avoids it.
Zaire misses with a hook.
Zaire throws a low kick but Heights avoids it.
Zaire misses with a lunging right hand
and Heights counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaire loads up on a big right hand but Heights slips the punch.
Heights misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heights fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zaire.
Good shot there by Heights.
Zaire walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Heights checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Good leg kick by Heights.
Zaire throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zaire lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zaire on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Heights. Heights obviously looking to wear him down.
Heights throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zaire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heights.
Zaire takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zaire scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zaire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heights.
It looked like Heights was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Zaire.
Heights throws a hook but Zaire blocks it.
Heights jabs Zaire to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Heights motions for Zaire to come forward. Heights throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Heights finds it's way through Zaire's defenses.
Heights misses with a body shot.
Heights connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Heights misses.
Heights fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaire manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Heights is predictable there
and Zaire counters with a straight right hand.
Heights keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zaire.
Zaire throws a body shot but no joy.
Some bone on bone action there as Heights checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Heights tests Zaire's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zaire throws a solid leg kick but Heights takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zaire.
Heights uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaire.
Heights checks a leg kick nicely.
Zaire throws a jab but it's blocked by Heights.
Heights connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Seelow Heights is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zaire misses with a low kick.
Heights pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heights connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zaire misses the shot to the body.
Heights throwing a counter right hand but Zaire manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Heights misses the target.
Zaire throws a low kick but Heights avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heights throws the left hand but Zaire avoids the punch easily.
Heights's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zaire under the eye.
Zaire swings for the body but Heights moves out of range.
Heights throws a big shot that misses.
Heights misses the body punch
and Zaire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zaire connects with a nice looking jab.
Zaire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zaire just misses with a punch to the body.
Zaire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heights.
Zaire's corner calls for a 1-2. Zaire obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Heights.
Zaire takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zaire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heights feints and then cracks Zaire's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zaire down.
Zaire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heights moves away.
Heights ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zaire moves away.
Heights moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heights throws out a loose jab but Zaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Heights is out of range.
Heights was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zaire swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Heights looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zaire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Heights misses with a body shot.
Zaire throws out a counter right but Heights avoids it with no problem.
A telegraphed right hand from Heights misses the target.
Heights staying out of range there.
Zaire slips a jab from Heights.
Zaire throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice defenses there by Zaire.
It seemed like Zaire was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zaire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heights connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Heights checks a leg kick.
Abdullah Zaire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zaire motions for Heights to come forward. Zaire throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zaire misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heights keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zaire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heights.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seelow Heights showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Heights has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seelow Heights!
Our winner, Seelow Heights, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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RATING
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