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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Scally Wag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Zabitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Eli Zabitz enters the cage!
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145 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Scally Wag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Eli Zabitz!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wag rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zabitz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zabitz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wag really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wag misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed right hand from Wag misses the target.
Zabitz ducks under a wild hook from Wag.
Zabitz slips under a jab.
Wag throws out a leg kick but Zabitz moves out of range and Wag only half commits.
Wag throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wag throws a looping overhand right but Zabitz ducks down to avoid it.
Wag fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wag just misses with a punch to the body.
Wag rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zabitz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circling - Wag throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wag lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zabitz circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zabitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wag.
Wag fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wag tries to bum rush Zabitz with a series of wild strikes but Zabitz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zabitz staying out of range there.
Wag throws the left hand but Zabitz avoids the punch easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zabitz.
Zabitz avoids the body shot from Wag.
Zabitz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wag.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zabitz.
Wag dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zabitz ducks under a wild hook from Wag.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wag throws a hook but Zabitz avoids it easily.
Wag misses with a body shot.
Wag checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zabitz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zabitz slips a straight right by Wag.
Wag missing with a left hand there. Zabitz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wag loads up on a big right hand but Zabitz slips the punch.
Wag fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wag misses the jab.
Some wild striking there from Wag.
Decent striking displayed by Wag there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Wag misses
and Zabitz counters with an outside leg kick.
Wag chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zabitz can pounce on him.
Wag on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zabitz connects with a solid leg kick.
Wag is breathing heavily.
Wag misses with a looping right.
A jab from Wag misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zabitz.
Zabitz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zabitz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zabitz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zabitz lands a jab to Wag's midsection.
Zabitz moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zabitz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wag looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
An inside leg kick lands from Zabitz.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zabitz.
It looks like Scally Wag has been cut.
Zabitz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zabitz.
Zabitz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wag showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zabitz.
Zabitz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wag circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wag misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Zabitz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scally Wag's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A swing and a miss from Wag.
Zabitz slips under a jab.
Wag throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zabitz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wag misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zabitz.
Zabitz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wag.
Wag is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Zabitz's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Zabitz throws a nice looking combination but Wag bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wag throws a big shot that misses.
Wag misses with a wild body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Wag might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wag throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zabitz counters with a nice leg kick.
Wag throws a combination that misses
and Zabitz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wag's knee momentarily.
Scally Wag seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wag misses with a combination
and Zabitz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zabitz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zabitz.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zabitz.
Scally Wag is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zabitz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zabitz connects with the punch.
Wag misses with a combination
and Zabitz counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zabitz is looking to slow Wag down with leg kicks.
Zabitz thumps Wag with a low kick.
Zabitz cracks Wag with an open hand slap.
Wag is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zabitz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wag throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zabitz counters with a low kick, right behind Wag 's knee.
Zabitz throws a combination. Wag tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Scally Wag's cut is getting worse.
Zabitz ducks under a wild hook from Wag.
Zabitz moves out of range of the strikes.
Wag is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zabitz.
Wag throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zabitz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zabitz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zabitz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Zabitz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wag is rocked!
Scally Wag's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zabitz misses with the combination.
Zabitz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wag. That did some damage!
Zabitz works Wag's body with a nice hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zabitz.
Zabitz scores with a leg kick.
Zabitz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wag's sensitive parts.
Zabitz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wag tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wag swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zabitz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook 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!
Wag takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zabitz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zabitz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Zabitz thumps Wag with a low kick.
Zabitz connects with a body shot.
Zabitz scores with a leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zabitz.
Zabitz throws a leg kick which misses Wag's front leg but catches the back leg as Wag tries to avoid it.
Zabitz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zabitz scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zabitz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Zabitz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Scally Wag's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Zabitz misses with a series of wild punches.
Wag throws a combination that misses
and Zabitz counters with a good low kick that Wag was not able to check.
Wag throws a leg kick
and Zabitz counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Wag.
Wag scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wag misses with an uppercut. Zabitz saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Wag misses the target.
A slow jab from Wag misses its intended target.
Wag throws a leg kick but Zabitz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zabitz cracks Wag with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wag throws a combination that misses
and Zabitz counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wag misses with a combination
and Zabitz counters with an outside leg kick.
Zabitz lands with a shot to the body.
Wag misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zabitz throws a leg kick which misses Wag's front leg but catches the back leg as Wag tries to avoid it.
Zabitz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wag's sensitive parts.
Wag is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zabitz.
Zabitz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wag rather than just go for the knockout.
An inside leg kick lands from Zabitz.
Eli Zabitz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wag falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zabitz counters with a two punch combo.
Eli Zabitz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jeez, Scally Wag's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zabitz is looking to slow Wag down with leg kicks.
Nice defenses there by Zabitz.
A right-left combo lands from Zabitz.
Zabitz feints and then cracks Wag's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wag down.
Wag misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zabitz counters with an inside leg kick.
Wag swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zabitz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Zabitz!
Zabitz connects with a solid leg kick.
Well,Wag is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Zabitz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wag falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Zabitz counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wag throws a big shot that misses.
Zabitz works over Wag's head and body with a nice combination.
Zabitz is working the combinations to good effect here.
Wag throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zabitz counters with a leg kick.
Zabitz cracks Wag with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zabitz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zabitz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wag throws out the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zabitz. That's going to slow Wag down.
Zabitz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wag misses with a straight left.
Wag falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zabitz counters with an outside leg kick.
Zabitz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Zabitz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wag misses with a leg kick
and Zabitz counters with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Zabitz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zabitz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wag misses with a jab to the body
and Zabitz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wag's knee momentarily.
Wag swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zabitz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wag throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zabitz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zabitz.
Scally Wag has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice shot by Zabitz.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eli Zabitz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zabitz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight for Eli Zabitz!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Eli Zabitz!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Eli Zabitz!
Eli Zabitz wins by unanimous decision!
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