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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between ZaZa Mutombo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Berric Dondarrion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mutombo comes to the cage accompanied by Wyclef Jean - 911. Berric Dondarrion is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, ZaZa Mutombo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Berric Dondarrion!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mutombo throws a head kick but Dondarrion moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mutombo. Dondarrion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Berric Dondarrion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dondarrion cracks Mutombo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mutombo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mutombo is looking to clinch.
Mutombo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mutombo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dondarrion dips to his left and cracks Mutombo with an uppercut!
Mutombo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dondarrion.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mutombo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dondarrion moves away from the strike by Mutombo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dondarrion connects with a looping right hand.
Mutombo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dondarrion.
Mutombo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dondarrion swinging wildly here.
Dondarrion misses with a looping right.
Dondarrion lands a jab to Mutombo's midsection.
Dondarrion fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mutombo throws out a leg kick but Dondarrion moves out of range and Mutombo only half commits.
A left lands for Dondarrion.
Dondarrion lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutombo with a nice cross.
Mutombo slips a jab and a cross from Dondarrion.
Dondarrion thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mutombo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mutombo misses with a body kick.
Mutombo swings for the body but Dondarrion moves out of range.
Dondarrion fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mutombo throws a head kick but Dondarrion moves out of range.
Dondarrion cracks Mutombo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sloppy strikes from Dondarrion. Those never looked like landing.
Dondarrion misses with a straight right.
Dondarrion misses the shot to the body.
Mutombo throws a looping overhand right but Dondarrion ducks down to avoid it.
Dondarrion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dondarrion throws a leg kick but Mutombo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good exchange - Dondarrion coming out on top.
Mutombo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dondarrion throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Mutombo counter with a right hand.
Dondarrion sizes up Mutombo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mutombo tries to work over Dondarrion's front leg with a kick but Dondarrion checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Dondarrion. Beautiful body shot.
Mutombo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dondarrion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dondarrion. Mutombo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mutombo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dondarrion takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice cross by Mutombo.
Dondarrion works the jab nicely.
A cross from Dondarrion lands.
Jab from Dondarrion.
Dondarrion throws an overhand right that lands on Mutombo's shoulder, as Mutombo tries to avoid the shot.
Dondarrion misses with a hook. Mutombo ducked under it nicely.
Dondarrion fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mutombo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Donk. Dondarrion catches Mutombo right on the button with a cross.
Mutombo with a jab.
Dondarrion misses with a low kick.
Mutombo throws a solid leg kick but Dondarrion takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mutombo.
Dondarrion swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mutombo throws a hook to the side of Dondarrion's head but Dondarrion sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mutombo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutombo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dondarrion takes a swing at Mutombo's ribcage but misses.
Mutombo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dondarrion throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mutombo.
Mutombo lands a nice shot that snaps Dondarrion's head back.
Dondarrion blocks a head kick by Mutombo.
Dondarrion avoids the head kick by Mutombo.
An inside leg kick from Mutombo misses.
Mutombo cracks Dondarrion with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mutombo is looking to clinch.
Dondarrion lands a nice shot that snaps Mutombo's head back.
Mutombo takes one on the button.
Dondarrion moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mutombo lands a nice looking body shot.
Mutombo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good work by Mutombo as he checks the leg kick.
Dondarrion misses with a body shot.
Dondarrion scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Mutombo misses the target.
A big left from Dondarrion misses.
Dondarrion listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dondarrion with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Mutombo does it's job there.
Mutombo forces Dondarrion back against the cage and clinches.
Mutombo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dondarrion backwards.
Mutombo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dondarrion wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dondarrion avoiding damage as Mutombo throws knees to the body.
Dondarrion avoiding damage as Mutombo throws knees to the body.
Mutombo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dondarrion looking to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Mutombo fails to land.
Mutombo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dondarrion has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mutombo digs a right hand underneath Dondarrion's ribcage. Dondarrion let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Berric Dondarrion will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mutombo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mutombo misses with a straight right.
Mutombo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mutombo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mutombo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dondarrion.
Berric Dondarrion seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dondarrion just misses with a punch to the body.
Mutombo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dondarrion connects with a looping right hand.
Dondarrion avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dondarrion throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mutombo.
Mutombo dodges the punch combination from Dondarrion.
Mutombo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Danga de danga de dang - Mutombo scores with a four punch combination!
Dondarrion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheers as Dondarrion lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mutombo doesn't seem phased though.
Dondarrion jabs at Mutombo's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mutombo connects with an inside leg kick.
Dondarrion looks to score with a jab to the body but Mutombo is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dondarrion takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dondarrion throws out a leg kick but Mutombo moves out of range and Dondarrion only half commits.
Mutombo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mutombo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dondarrion is out of range and Mutombo settles back down.
Dondarrion lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dondarrion scoring well with a low kick there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mutombo.
Mutombo misses with a wild body shot.
Mutombo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dondarrion paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Mutombo.
A leg kick checked by Dondarrion.
Mutombo scores with a head kick. Dondarrion tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mutombo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dondarrion lands a nice hook to Mutombo's body. Mutombo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mutombo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mutombo checks a low kick from Dondarrion.
Nice defenses there by Dondarrion.
Mutombo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dondarrion clobbers Mutombo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dondarrion misses with the combination.
Dondarrion throws a low kick, looking for Mutombo's leg but Mutombo calmly moves out of range.
Dondarrion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mutombo moves away.
Dondarrion is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dondarrion scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dondarrion connects with an inside leg kick.
Mutombo misses with a low kick.
Mutombo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dondarrion.
Mutombo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Mutombo.
Mutombo swings for the body but Dondarrion moves out of range.
Mutombo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Good leg kick by Dondarrion there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dondarrion.
Mutombo lands with a straight right. Dondarrion didn't see that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mutombo. That's going to slow Dondarrion down.
Dondarrion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mutombo was well out of range. Poor timing from Dondarrion.
Mutombo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutombo connects with a looping right hand.
Mutombo throws a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Dondarrion. Those never looked like landing.
Mutombo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dondarrion takes a swing at Mutombo's ribcage but misses.
Dondarrion throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dondarrion throws a leg kick but Mutombo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mutombo thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Mutombo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A leg kick checked by Mutombo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mutombo. That's going to slow Dondarrion down.
Mutombo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mutombo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mutombo lands an elbow just above Dondarrion 's eye.
Dondarrion struggles to land a body shot inside as Mutombo controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mutombo.
Mutombo tries to work over Dondarrion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dondarrion avoids the elbow strike from Mutombo, against the cage.
Mutombo misses with a punch to the body.
Dondarrion controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are getting on Dondarrion's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Mutombo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mutombo misses with a body punch.
Mutombo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mutombo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dondarrion has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mutombo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dondarrion tries to work over Mutombo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mutombo swings wildly with an uppercut but Dondarrion uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that ZaZa Mutombo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mutombo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Mutombo throws a solid leg kick but Dondarrion takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mutombo.
Mutombo throws out a loose jab but Dondarrion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dondarrion fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mutombo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dondarrion fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mutombo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dondarrion ducks under a wild hook from Mutombo.
Mutombo checks the leg kick.
Mutombo misses with a body kick.
Dondarrion misses the shot to the body.
Mutombo with a nice cross.
Dondarrion scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mutombo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dondarrion avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mutombo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mutombo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mutombo tries to clinch up but Dondarrion circles away and keeps his distance.
Mutombo ducks under a wild hook from Dondarrion.
Dondarrion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dondarrion throws a leg kick which misses Mutombo's front leg but catches the back leg as Mutombo tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dondarrion misses with an uppercut. Mutombo saw that one coming.
Dondarrion connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mutombo walks into a stiff left hand from Dondarrion.
Dondarrion takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A bone on bone clash there as Mutombo blocks the leg kick.
Dondarrion fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dondarrion scores with a leg kick.
Mutombo wants to clinch up but Dondarrion keeps it at a distance.
Dondarrion moves out of range of the body kick from Mutombo.
Dondarrion on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mutombo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dondarrion.
Mutombo ducks under a wild hook from Dondarrion.
Dondarrion works the jab nicely.
Dondarrion fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mutombo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mutombo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dondarrion throws a low kick but Mutombo avoids it.
Donk. Mutombo catches Dondarrion right on the button with a cross.
Mutombo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutombo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mutombo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mutombo looks to score with a jab to the body but Dondarrion is just out of range.
Dondarrion scores with a hook to the body. Mutombo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dondarrion tried to score with a low kick but Mutombo checks it.
Dondarrion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mutombo checks the leg kick.
Dondarrion gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mutombo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dondarrion can pounce on him.
Dondarrion throws a nice looking combination but Mutombo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dondarrion displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mutombo throws out the jab.
Dondarrion takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mutombo scores with a sloppy right hand. Dondarrion should have avoided that one.
Mutombo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dondarrion will feel that in the morning.
Mutombo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dondarrion is out of range and Mutombo settles back down.
Mutombo misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dondarrion swings for the body but Mutombo moves out of range.
Dondarrion throws a lazy right hand but Mutombo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mutombo scores with a leg kick.
Dondarrion misses with a looping left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dondarrion.
Dondarrion scores with a jab to the head.
Dondarrion tries a low kick but Mutombo avoids it.
Mutombo throws a chopping leg kick but Dondarrion manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mutombo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dondarrion moves out of range of the strikes.
Mutombo looks to land a left hand but Dondarrion moved out of range nicely.
Dondarrion moves out of range of the leg kick from Mutombo.
Dondarrion misses with a hook
and Mutombo counters with a nice body kick.
Dondarrion buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mutombo blocks a low kick nicely.
Mutombo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mutombo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutombo misses with a hook. Dondarrion ducked under it nicely.
Dondarrion swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dondarrion attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dondarrion misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Mutombo misses.
Mutombo moves in looking to clinch but Dondarrion pushes him off.
Dondarrion throws a right and a left that Mutombo avoids nicely.
Dondarrion pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mutombo moves into range and clinches up with Dondarrion.
Dondarrion avoids the elbow strike from Mutombo, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Mutombo.
It looks like Berric Dondarrion has been cut.
Mutombo misses with a punch on the inside.
Mutombo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dondarrion's efforts to push away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Mutombo fails to land.
Dondarrion looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Berric Dondarrion.
I think Dondarrion has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Berric Dondarrion!
A pretty intense looking Berric Dondarrion took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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