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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russian Zombie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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151 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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158 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
KO power |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russian Zombie!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White has closed the distance and engaged Zombie in a clinch.
Zombie misses with some punches.
White tries a body shot but Zombie blocks it.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White slips under a jab.
Zombie looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
White attempts a counter takedown but Zombie avoids it well and moves away.
Zombie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Zombie.
Zombie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zombie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.
White plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
White moves into range and clinches up with Zombie.
White pushes off an throws an elbow but Zombie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Zombie fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Zombie.
Zombie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White tries for a takedown. No joy.
White lands an elbow just above Zombie 's eye.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zombie misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Zombie after a bit of a struggle.
White prevents a body shot from Zombie.
Zombie will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning White up against the cage.
Zombie is pushing White up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zombie.
Zombie scores with a hook to the body.
Zombie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zombie lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
A short right from Zombie on the inside.
White is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zombie avoids it.
White blocks a body shot from Zombie.
A body shot lands from Zombie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zombie dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
White blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Zombie cracks White with a nice body shot.
Zombie throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
White is trying to break the clinch but Zombie has him pressed against the cage.
Zombie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zombie dodges an elbow strike from White.
Zombie misses with a hook from the clinch.
White fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zombie taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zombie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zombie on the defensive, avoiding the knees 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!
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zombie misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zombie blocks it with crossed arms.
Zombie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zombie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Zombie.
Zombie has a couple of punches blocked by White.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
White connects with a body shot that sends Zombie's belly button to the back.
Zombie misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Zombie finds it's target.
A good leg kick by White.
Zombie misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from White misses the target.
White has managed to clinch.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zombie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
White lands an elbow just above Zombie 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zombie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zombie's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
White manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
White looking to control but Zombie passes into half guard.
Zombie escapes and gets back to his feet.
Zombie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and White counters with a good, hard body kick but Zombie shrugs it off.
White manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Zombie on his heels. He'll look to pass Zombie's guard now, I'm sure.
White tries to free his leg and advance position but Zombie is retaining full guard.
White is working hard here to advance position.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Zombie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zombie trying to keep a closed guard but White is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Russian Zombie will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
White instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Zombie.
Zombie is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
White has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zombie is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Zombie lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
Zombie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zombie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
White lands a shoulder strike.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White misses with an elbow strike.
Zombie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zombie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Russian Zombie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zombie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White takes one on the button.
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!
White lands with an uppercut that bounces Zombie off the cage and back into range.
White shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Zombie is trying to defend but White finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zombie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. White is working away from the top position though.
Zombie looks like he's trying to stand up.
Zombie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zombie.
White with a nice head shot there.
Zombie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zombie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in White's guard.
Zombie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Zombie trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zombie stands up from White's guard - Zombie perhaps looking for a knockout.
White closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
White tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Danny White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zombie is trying to control White's posture but White avoids it.
Zombie regains half guard.
White seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zombie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
White is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White moves nicely into side control.
Zombie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
White stops Zombie from getting back to his feet.
Zombie trying to control but White postures up.
Zombie is concentrating on defense, preventing White from advancing position.
Zombie wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
White passes to side control.
White thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
White advances nicely into full mount.
White throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Zombie regains half guard.
Zombie is trying to stand back up but White is controlling him
Zombie felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Zombie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
White is thwarting Zombie's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny White 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. This is the final round!
White cracks Zombie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zombie pushes White up against the cage in a clinch.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
White controlling the action here for a moment.
Zombie misses with a short punch on the inside.
White drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Zombie gets the underhooks and prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zombie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zombie working aggressively here.
White creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
White prevents a body shot from Zombie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White lands with a short shot to the head.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Zombie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from White - that landed with a thud.
White tries for a takedown but Zombie manages to get underhooks.
Zombie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zombie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zombie tries to throw a body punch but White avoids it by throwing Zombie back against the cage.
White lands a nice elbow.
Zombie digs a right hand underneath White's ribcage. White let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zombie lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
Zombie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
White taking a breather.
The referee calls for White to work.
White scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zombie misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zombie lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
White wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zombie scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
Zombie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zombie throws a head punch that misses.
White tries to break free but Zombie pushes him back against the cage.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Zombie.
Zombie tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zombie prevents a body shot from White.
Zombie can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
A frustrated look appears on White's face as he tries to break the clinch.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Zombie.
Zombie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zombie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zombie misses with a punch to the body.
Zombie tries to throw a body punch but White avoids it by throwing Zombie back against the cage.
White manages to break the clinch.
Zombie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zombie.
White attempts a counter takedown but Zombie avoids it well and moves away.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zombie tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
Zombie defends well against a solid takedown attempt from White.
White moves out of range as Zombie strikes.
Danny White is winning the standup battle so far.
Zombie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Zombie's shoulder, as Zombie tries to avoid the shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from White.
Zombie closes the distance and pushes White back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zombie misses with some punches.
Zombie presses White against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zombie.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zombie is working White over against the cage.
White tries to work over Zombie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White landing knees to the head.
A short body shot lands from Zombie as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zombie tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zombie is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
White drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zombie pulls his leg out and moves away.
Zombie closes the distance and clinches.
Zombie scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Russian Zombie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zombie 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russian Zombie!
A victorious Russian Zombie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Danny White was interviewed post fight and said 'No worries. I'm confident this fight will be ruled a 'no-contest' after my opponent here tests positive for drugs.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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