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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Green (ranked 1362 p4p, 1911 weight class) and Youssef Alaoui (ranked 203 p4p, 280 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Youssef Alaoui!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green misses with a looping left.
Green fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alaoui.
Green throws a body punch but Alaoui moves out of range.
A nice side step and Alaoui releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Alaoui avoids the body shot from Green.
Alaoui ducks right into an uppercut from Green.
Green looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Green with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alaoui 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.
Green connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Green moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Green throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Green keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alaoui.
Alaoui fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Green looks to throw a body kick
and Alaoui counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alaoui counters with a right hand to the body.
A cross from Green lands.
Green misses with a jab to the body
letting Alaoui counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alaoui throws a hook to the side of Green's head but Green sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Green missing with a left hand there. Alaoui was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Green lands a nice hook to Alaoui's body. Alaoui takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Green connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alaoui. Alaoui circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fighters circling - Green throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Green misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Alaoui counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Green walks into a left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Green. That's going to slow Alaoui down.
Alaoui lands with a cross.
Green dips down and scores with a jab 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!
Alaoui defending well as Green loads up on a big left hand.
Green throws a body shot but no joy.
As Green backs off Alaoui throws a huge counter combo but Green manages to avoid it all.
Alaoui throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Green on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Alaoui avoids the body shot from Green.
Green misses with a right hand
and Alaoui counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Green swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Alaoui counters with a stiff right hand.
Alaoui fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Green misses the shot to the body.
Green is looking to wear down Alaoui with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Green thows a leg kick but Alaoui checks it
and Alaoui counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alaoui takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alaoui looks to score with a jab to the body but Green is just out of range.
Green is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice uppercut there from Green.
Alaoui misses with a body kick.
Mike Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alaoui looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a lazy uppercut
and Alaoui counters with a nice body shot.
Green lands a jab to the head.
Green looks for the body kick but Alaoui saw that one coming.
Green misses with a hook to the body
and Alaoui counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Green throws a body punch but Alaoui moves out of range.
Green's corner calls for a 1-2. Green obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Green throws a body punch but Alaoui moves out of range.
Green misses with a body kick.
Alaoui is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Green had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Green sizes up Alaoui with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Green connects with a body shot.
Green misses with a hook to the body
and Alaoui counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Green thinking.
Alaoui dips to his left and cracks Green with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alaoui lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Green circles away quickly and effectively.
Green throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alaoui only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alaoui uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
Alaoui uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Green.
Alaoui looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alaoui jabs Green to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Green connects with a single shot there.
Green stuns Alaoui with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alaoui avoids the body shot from Green.
Alaoui appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Green throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Green tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alaoui is able to avoid easily.
A nice side step and Alaoui releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Alaoui missing with a left hand there. Green was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Green walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Alaoui checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green takes a swing at Alaoui's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Green throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Alaoui releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Green throws a lazy uppercut
and Alaoui counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mike Green will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Green lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alaoui at a distance.
Green throws a low kick, looking for Alaoui's leg but Alaoui calmly moves out of range.
Alaoui throws out a counter right but Green avoids it with no problem.
Green throws a lazy head kick
and Alaoui counters with a series of strikes. Green will be more careful next time no doubt.
Green misses with a hook
and Alaoui counters with a low kick, right behind Green 's knee.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Alaoui is just out of range.
Green throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Green misses with a lunging right hand
and Alaoui counters with a stiff right hand.
Alaoui walks into a stiff left hand from Green.
Green slips a jab from Alaoui.
Green misses with a left hand
and Alaoui cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green lands a front kick.
A low kick from Green misses
and Alaoui counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Green darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alaoui defending well as Green loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green is looking to chop away at Alaoui's legs.
Alaoui is looking to chop away at Green's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. Alaoui does a little dance to reset his feet.
Green moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAlaoui.
Alaoui needs to keep his hands up - Green had a free shot at his head there.
Alaoui avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alaoui! But no joy.
Alaoui throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Green swings for the body but Alaoui moves out of range.
Alaoui looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Green lands with a nice body punch.
Alaoui keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alaoui slips under a jab from Green.
Green connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alaoui is rocked!
Some bone on bone action there as Alaoui checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alaoui.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green tries to land a front kick but Alaoui steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A nice side step and Alaoui releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Green fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alaoui.
A low kick from Green misses
and Alaoui counters with a straight right hand.
Green rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alaoui moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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!
Green takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Green takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Green throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alaoui is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A low kick from Green is predictable there
and Alaoui counters with a straight right hand.
Alaoui on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mike Green is winning the standup battle so far.
Green misses with a body shot
and Alaoui counters with a head kick.
Green throws a body shot but no joy.
Green throws an off balance right hand
and Alaoui counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green with a nice cross.
Green 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.
Alaoui cracks a nice hook into Green's ribs.
Green lands a right hook to the body.
Alaoui throws a jab when Green was well out of range.
Green swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Green takes a swing at Alaoui's ribcage but misses.
Alaoui jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Green throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Alaoui counters with a huge head kick that drops Green! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Youssef Alaoui!
Our winner, Youssef Alaoui, 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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