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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dewey Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdullah Zaire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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203 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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189 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dewey Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abdullah Zaire!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaire scores with a hook.
Zaire shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Zaire is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Cox reverses the position - he's now on top in Zaire's guard.
Cox in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cox stopping the sweep attempt from Zaire.
Cox throws an elbow that misses. Zaire uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cox's guard. Nice move by Zaire!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cox avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire stops Cox from standing up.
Zaire keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cox's head.
Zaire forces his way into half guard.
Zaire missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zaire not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zaire trying to mount his opponent but Cox defends it.
Zaire misses with a head shot. Cox uses the momentum to regain guard.
Zaire distracts Cox with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zaire.
Zaire throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cox works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zaire looking to sit in guard and control but Cox gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zaire keeping moving, preventing Cox from controlling successfully.
Zaire is adopting a defensive guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cox in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire looking for a sweep. Not yet Zaire, not yet.
Zaire has momentary wrist control but Cox slips an elbow through the middle.
Zaire is looking for a triangle but Cox pushes his legs off easily.
Zaire keeping full guard, as Cox tries to pass.
Cox is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cox is looking to stand up but Zaire won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox stopping the sweep attempt from Zaire.
Cox looking to sit in guard and control but Zaire gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zaire tries to free his leg and advance position but Cox is retaining full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zaire passes Cox's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Zaire landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Zaire dominated that 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.
Cox defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zaire.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zaire.
Cox takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zaire sizes up Cox with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Dewey Cox has been cut.
Cox avoids a kick to the body.
Zaire swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cox jabs at Zaire's body.
Cox changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zaire tries to avoid it but Cox manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zaire to the ground. Zaire escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zaire shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cox as he avoids it easily.
Zaire misses with a straight left.
Cox scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cox checks a leg kick nicely.
Zaire scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Zaire throws an elbow but Cox slips to the side and avoids it well.
Zaire throws an elbow but Cox slips to the side and avoids it well.
Zaire throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Zaire seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Zaire working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Zaire landing a few strikes.
Cox is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Zaire missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cox regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Zaire.
Zaire is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cox works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zaire has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zaire throws a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zaire throws a strike but Cox rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zaire controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zaire is on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaire loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zaire wants to control from the top but Cox keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cox swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zaire stands and throws Cox's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Zaire landing strikes.
Cox is not content to let Zaire control the position.
Zaire tries to score with some ground and pound. Cox controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Zaire in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Zaire scoring with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire decides to stand up, so the ref orders Cox to his feet.
Zaire feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cox's calf.
Zaire dives in and grabs Cox's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cox pushes down on Zaire's head and hops out.
Dewey Cox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdullah Zaire.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaire comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zaire swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abdullah Zaire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zaire throws a nice looking combination but Cox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zaire fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zaire thows a body shot but no joy.
Cox stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cox wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zaire avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zaire feints and then cracks Cox's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cox down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Zaire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dewey Cox's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cox looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zaire is fending him off so far but Cox persists. Nope, Zaire circles away and we're back to standing.
Zaire paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Horrible takedown by Zaire or perhaps it was just good defense by Cox which made him look bad.
Zaire looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cox misses with a straight right.
Zaire throws a chopping leg kick but Cox manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zaire fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cox avoids it really well and circles away.
Cox tries to clinch but Zaire moves away
enabling Zaire to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Zaire misses.
Abdullah Zaire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cox tries to close the distance and clinch but Zaire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zaire looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cox lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cox lands a jab.
Zaire changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Cox.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cox.
Cox tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zaire will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cox takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zaire looks to land a combination but Cox avoids it well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zaire.
Dewey Cox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdullah Zaire.
Zaire takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zaire scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Zaire misses with a straight right.
Cox throws the left hand but Zaire avoids the punch easily.
Cox moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cox scores with a head kick. Zaire tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dewey Cox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cox throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zaire counters with a two punch combo.
Zaire lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cox at a distance.
Cox connects with a leg kick. Zaire looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cox leaves Zaire with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zaire throws a low kick but Cox avoids it.
Zaire shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cox as he jumps to the side.
Some bone on bone action there as Cox checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cox clinches.
Cox can't get the takedown.
Cox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zaire misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zaire missing with knees to the body.
Cox blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cox tries to work over Zaire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zaire misses with a punch on the inside.
Cox working hard to break the clinch.
Zaire misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zaire creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zaire trying to land knees to the body.
Cox blocks an elbow strike.
Cox has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Zaire after a bit of a struggle.
Zaire lands a good knee to the midsection. Cox won't want to take too many of those.
Zaire lands a right hand.
Zaire tries a body shot but Cox blocks it.
Zaire throws an elbow but it misses.
Cox breaks from the clinch.
Zaire tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cox swivels and escapes.
A leg kick checked by Cox.
Jab, jab by Zaire - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zaire.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cox.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaire checks a leg kick.
Cox throws a leg kick but Zaire checks it.
Zaire scores with a nice body kick.
Zaire darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Abdullah Zaire is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zaire is trying to control the action in half guard but Cox is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cox is controlling Zaire's trapped leg to prevent Zaire from advancing to side control.
Zaire trying to control from half guard but Cox is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdullah Zaire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zaire 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdullah Zaire!
Abdullah Zaire very nearly forgot to thank Down Under Supplements (AXES) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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FIGHT
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