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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohsin Zaidi (ranked 2029 p4p, 1391 weight class) and Azor Ahai (ranked 264 p4p, 188 weight class). Azor Ahai is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mohsin Zaidi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Azor Ahai!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaidi misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Ahai is predictable there
and Zaidi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ahai!
Ahai wants to control but Zaidi postures up.
Zaidi is chipping away with strikes.
Zaidi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ahai is looking for a sweep.
Ahai gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Zaidi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ahai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zaidi.
Zaidi misses with a head shot. Ahai uses the momentum to regain guard.
Zaidi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've been hearing good reports from Zaidi's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Ahai pulls Zaidi in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaidi throwing strikes from guard but Ahai blocks nicely.
Zaidi postures up in Ahai's guard and throws a big left but Ahai blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zaidi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zaidi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ahai keeping moving, preventing Zaidi from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zaidi lands a couple of elbows.
Zaidi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ahai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zaidi postures up in Ahai's guard and throws a big left but Ahai blocks it.
Zaidi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Zaidi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zaidi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ahai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zaidi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ahai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zaidi trying to control the position from guard on top but Ahai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaidi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ahai has momentary wrist control but Zaidi slips an elbow through the middle.
Zaidi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ahai's head.
Zaidi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zaidi pushing down on Ahai's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Zaidi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ahai has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ahai trying to hold on to Zaidi's head to control him but Zaidi postures up.
Ahai has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Ahai tries to roll over but Zaidi keeps him under control.
Zaidi trying to control from Ahai's half guard. Ahai has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahai looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Zaidi throws a big elbow that misses.
Zaidi throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zaidi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zaidi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zaidi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zaidi with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zaidi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zaidi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zaidi being controlled here momentarily.
Ahai is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaidi trying to control here.
Zaidi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ahai pulls his head out easily.
Zaidi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ahai in particular looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ahai prevents Zaidi from improving his position.
Zaidi is looking to control Ahai's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zaidi avoid being mounted?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mohsin Zaidi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ahai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaidi manages to avoid it.
Ahai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zaidi moves away.
Ahai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ahai throws a right hand that Zaidi ducks under and follows up with a left that Zaidi also avoids with ease.
Zaidi half committed to a counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zaidi. Ahai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zaidi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ahai tries to move into range but Zaidi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ahai enables Zaidi to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ahai manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Zaidi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ahai controlling Zaidi's posture.
Mohsin Zaidi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ahai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zaidi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ahai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ahai has Zaidi pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaidi throws a big right hand that misses.
Zaidi wants to control from the top but Ahai keeps moving.
Ahai keeping full guard, as Zaidi tries to pass.
Ahai has control of Zaidi's left arm, preventing Zaidi from doing any damage.
Zaidi throwing strikes from guard but Ahai blocks nicely.
Ahai working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zaidi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zaidi wants to control from the top but Ahai keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A big left from Ahai misses.
Ahai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zaidi.
Zaidi blocks a head kick by Ahai.
Zaidi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ahai manages to avoid it.
Zaidi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Zaidi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ahai avoids the body shot from Zaidi.
It seemed like Ahai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zaidi misses with a takedown attempt - Ahai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahai misses with a straight right.
Ahai slips under a jab.
Ahai throws the kick towards the body but Zaidi avoids it.
A low kick lands for Zaidi.
Ahai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zaidi.
Zaidi misses with a body shot
enabling Ahai to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Mohsin Zaidi has been cut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zaidi.
Zaidi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ahai avoids it really well and circles away.
Ahai shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohsin Zaidi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zaidi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ahai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zaidi. Zaidi obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaidi looks to land a left hand but Ahai moved out of range nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Ahai blocks the leg kick.
Ahai sizes up Zaidi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mohsin Zaidi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahai looks to score with a jab to the body but Zaidi is just out of range.
Zaidi throws a push kick but Ahai slaps the foot to one side.
Zaidi lands a jab to Ahai's midsection.
Azor Ahai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahai misses with a wild body shot.
Zaidi tries to counter with a takedown but Ahai is quick to defend against it.
Ahai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zaidi. That did some damage!
Nice defenses there by Zaidi.
Ahai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zaidi.
A leg kick checked by Ahai.
Zaidi misses with a lunging right hand
and Ahai counters with a left to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zaidi, as that shot connected.
Zaidi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mohsin Zaidi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mohsin Zaidi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jab, jab by Ahai - just one landing.
Zaidi slips under a jab from Ahai.
Ahai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ahai gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ahai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zaidi.
Ahai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ahai seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Zaidi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaidi throws a big right hand that misses.
Zaidi trying to control but Ahai is working from the bottom.
Zaidi won't allow Ahai to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaidi trying to control the position from guard on top but Ahai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zaidi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ahai's guard.
Zaidi throwing shots but Ahai is blocking nicely.
Zaidi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zaidi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ahai can do to turn this around?
Zaidi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ahai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ahai has hold of Zaidi's hands but Zaidi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Zaidi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Zaidi winds up and cracks Ahai with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Zaidi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Zaidi wants to control but Ahai is keeping him busy.
Zaidi drops an elbow to the side of Ahai's head.
Azor Ahai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ahai is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaidi wants to take a breather but Ahai is having none of it.
Ahai is still in real trouble! Can Zaidi finish him?
Zaidi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ahai with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Zaidi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zaidi thows a huge punch but Ahai dodges it nicely.
Ahai seems to have recovered his senses.
Zaidi misses with a head shot. Ahai uses the momentum to regain guard.
Zaidi scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zaidi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zaidi throws a big right hand that misses.
Zaidi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zaidi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaidi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ahai bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zaidi's guard.
Zaidi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ahai stands and steps away. Zaidi gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ahai delivers a nice body kick.
Ahai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zaidi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zaidi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ahai. That did some damage!
Ahai throws a leg kick
and Zaidi counters with a shoot takedown. Ahai fights it but they end up in guard.
Ahai doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaidi trying to control but Ahai is working from the bottom.
Zaidi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zaidi advances position into side control!
Zaidi swings around for an armbar but Ahai sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Zaidi's guard.
Mohsin Zaidi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaidi has Ahai pulled in close to control his posture.
Zaidi is trying to control the position but Ahai postures up.
Zaidi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ahai is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ahai postures up in Zaidi's guard and throws a big left but Zaidi blocks it.
Zaidi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ahai is looking to work some ground and pound but Zaidi has wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mohsin Zaidi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zaidi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohsin Zaidi!
Our winner, Mohsin Zaidi, 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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