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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leo Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdullah Zaire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by tribal entrance. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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172 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
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183 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Good kicks
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leo Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abdullah Zaire!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaire keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Zaire lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zaire lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zaire is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Zaire creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Johnson is looking to control Zaire's arms but Zaire gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johnson has his back to the cage.
Zaire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Zaire blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
Zaire lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but Zaire improves position.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Zaire leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zaire lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zaire up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Zaire.
Zaire lands with a short shot to the head.
Zaire scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson is rocked!
Zaire unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Johnson! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Zaire is unloading with more strikes now! Johnson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdullah Zaire!
Abdullah Zaire managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Australian Xtreme - All 159 Video Proof., into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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