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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ri Zaadha (ranked 292 p4p, 46 weight class) and Arron Asham (ranked 347 p4p, 53 weight class). Arron Asham acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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196 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
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199 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class 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
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ri Zaadha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arron Asham!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaadha throws a jab when Asham was well out of range.
Asham swings widly with a right hand
and Zaadha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Asham throws a head kick that half lands.
Zaadha throws out a leg kick but Asham moves out of range and Zaadha only half commits.
Asham throws a shot from downtown. Zaadha moves away and avoids it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Asham.
Asham thows a body kick. Zaadha tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Asham tries to clinch up but Zaadha circles away and keeps his distance.
Asham has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Asham misses the jab.
Zaadha takes one to the side of the head.
Asham wants to clinch.
Zaadha misses with a leg kick.
Asham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zaadha moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zaadha.
Asham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zaadha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zaadha lands with a good body shot.
Zaadha has Asham up against the cage in a clinch.
Asham crunches a lovely knee into Zaadha's ribcage.
Asham blocks a body shot from Zaadha.
Zaadha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Asham backwards.
Zaadha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Asham misses with a knee to the head.
Asham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zaadha avoids it.
Zaadha throws a head punch that misses.
Zaadha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zaadha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zaadha swings wildly with an uppercut but Asham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaadha misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asham presses Zaadha against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zaadha has had enough of the clinch but Asham keeps him there for the moment.
Asham tries to work over Zaadha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zaadha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaadha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Asham.
Zaadha gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Asham.
Zaadha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zaadha has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Asham lands a nice shot that snaps Zaadha's head back.
Zaadha wants to land a leg kick but Asham is out of range.
Zaadha has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Asham.
Zaadha looks to land a left hand but Asham moved out of range nicely.
Zaadha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zaadha swings widly with a right hand
and Asham counters with a straight right hand.
Arron Asham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaadha rushes Asham and presses him up against the cage.
Asham looking to throw knees to the head but Zaadha is blocking nicely.
A short body shot lands from Zaadha as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha can't find room to land a body shot as Asham controls the action.
Asham blocks a body shot from Zaadha.
Zaadha tries to work over Asham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asham lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zaadha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Asham throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Asham connects with a looping right hand.
Asham gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Zaadha counters with a good low kick that Asham was not able to check.
Zaadha throws a nice inside leg kick.
Asham lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zaadha at a distance.
Asham misses with a wild body shot.
Asham avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zaadha throws a lazy uppercut
and Asham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zaadha tries to clinch but Asham is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asham bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asham moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Zaadha throws a leg kick but Asham sees it coming and moves out of range.
Asham with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Asham scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zaadha doesn't seem bothered though.
Zaadha wants to slow Asham down by chopping away at his legs.
Zaadha misses with a straight left.
Asham scoring well with a low kick there.
Asham lands with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zaadha. Asham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zaadha throws a leg kick that is checked
and Asham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zaadha takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zaadha on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Zaadha moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arron Asham dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Asham checks a leg kick nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Asham.
Asham lands a body shot.
Asham tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A left and a right from Asham both land. Nice combination.
Asham connects with the punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Asham.
Asham looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Asham moves out of range of the leg kick from Zaadha.
Arron Asham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zaadha has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Zaadha fails to land.
Asham unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Asham has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asham's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Asham blocks an uppercut.
Zaadha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asham.
Asham lands a good knee to the midsection. Zaadha won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Asham landing knees to the body.
Zaadha swings wildly with an uppercut but Asham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asham lands a knee to the body.
Asham landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Asham working Zaadha over with knees to the body.
Asham lands a left hand.
Asham lands a knee to the body.
Zaadha takes a knee to the side of the body.
Asham works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Asham is working Zaadha over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asham unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zaadha takes a knee right on the jaw!
Asham unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Arron Asham seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Asham landing knees to the body.
Asham scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asham gets through Zaadha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zaadha has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Zaadha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Asham unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zaadha lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Asham lands a shot to the body.
Asham tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Asham can't find room to land a body shot as Zaadha controls the action.
Asham lands a body shot in the clinch.
Asham is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Asham lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zaadha backwards.
Zaadha blocks a body shot from Asham.
Asham lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Asham unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Asham throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Asham scores with a nice hook to the head.
Asham misses with a knee strike.
Asham lands with a light punch inside.
Asham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha swings wildly with an uppercut but Asham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asham working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zaadha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Asham with a knee to the head.
Zaadha prevents a body shot from Asham.
Asham blocks a body shot from Zaadha.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asham.
Asham lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Zaadha fails to land.
Asham using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zaadha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Asham cracks Zaadha with a nice body shot.
Asham landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Asham landing knees to the body.
Asham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Asham tries to work over Zaadha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asham lands a body punch.
Asham tries to land knees in the clinch but Zaadha avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zaadha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asham lands a body punch.
Zaadha struggles to land a body shot inside as Asham controls his hands.
Asham has Zaadha pressed against the cage, preventing Zaadha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Asham keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zaadha's efforts to push away.
Asham digs a right hand underneath Zaadha's ribcage. Zaadha let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Asham works on Zaadha's body with a couple of short punches.
Asham can't find room to land a body shot as Zaadha controls the action.
Asham landing knees to the body.
Asham crunches a lovely knee into Zaadha's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Asham obliges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zaadha takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Asham.
Asham throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zaadha blocks it with crossed arms.
Asham lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zaadha or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arron Asham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Asham scores with a hook.
Zaadha misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Asham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Asham connects with a leg kick. Zaadha looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A good leg kick by Asham.
Asham darts in and clinches Zaadha up against the cage.
Zaadha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zaadha.
Zaadha managing to block the knees to the body from Asham.
Asham missing with knees to the body.
Asham prevents a body shot from Zaadha.
A head punch on the inside from Zaadha fails to land.
Asham digs a right hand underneath Zaadha's ribcage. Zaadha let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaadha misses with some punches.
Zaadha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Asham.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zaadha prevents a body shot from Asham.
Asham landing knees to the body.
Asham scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zaadha managing to block the knees to the body from Asham.
Asham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zaadha misses with a punch on the inside.
Asham lands a body shot.
Zaadha tries to work over Asham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zaadha takes a knee right on the jaw!
Asham working Zaadha over with knees to the body.
Asham using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zaadha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asham lands a shot to the body.
Asham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ri Zaadha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Asham lands with a left to the head.
Asham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Asham trying to land knees to the body.
Asham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zaadha is defending well for now.
Zaadha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zaadha lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Asham blocks an uppercut.
Asham gets through Zaadha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Asham misses with a punch to the body.
Asham lands a hook that snaps the head of Zaadha backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zaadha.
A body shot lands from Asham.
Asham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zaadha avoids it.
Asham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zaadha is defending well for now.
Asham cracks Zaadha with a nice body shot.
Zaadha lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Asham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zaadha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zaadha.
Asham lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zaadha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Asham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zaadha swings wildly with an uppercut but Asham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaadha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zaadha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Asham.
Asham lands a knee to the body.
Asham lands with a short shot to the head.
Asham lands a nice uppercut.
Asham blocks a body shot from Zaadha.
Asham lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zaadha backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asham misses with a knee strike.
Asham lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Asham lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zaadha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Asham lands a body shot.
Asham misses with a knee strike.
Asham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zaadha lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Asham.
Zaadha is rocked!
Asham pushes Zaadha back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Oh Zaadha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zaadha misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Asham.
Zaadha struggles to land a body shot inside as Asham controls his hands.
Asham lands a body shot.
Asham scores with a hook to the body.
Zaadha takes a shot to the head.
Zaadha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asham creates a little bit of space and unloads with a massive uppercut! Zaadha drops to the mat, out cold! Wow, that was brutal! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arron Asham!
Our winner, Arron Asham, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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