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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between muuhamed ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Faisal Shariff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). muuhamed ali has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, muuhamed ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Faisal Shariff!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shariff jabs at ali's body.
Shariff closes the distance and clinches up with ali, looking for a takedown. Shariff pushes ali against the cage but ali circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
ali stuffs the takedown attempt from Shariff. Shariff gets slowly back to his feet.
Shariff is trying hard to land a takedown here. ali sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
muuhamed ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Faisal Shariff.
Shariff tries to clinch but ali moves out of range.
Shariff moves in looking to clinch but ali pushes him off.
Horrible takedown by Shariff or perhaps it was just good defense by ali which made him look bad.
Shariff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but ali paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ali lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Shariff shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with ali but ali pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice sprawl there from ali as Shariff shoots in.
Shariff throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around ali's waist but ali gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shariff off to one side.
Shariff looks gassed!
Shariff throws a head kick that misses
and ali counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
ali looking to pass the guard.
Shariff really doesn't want to stay on the ground with ali. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shariff working a defensive guard but ali manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ali is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Shariff will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Shariff taking a bit of punishment here - ali scoring with strikes.
ali decides to stand back up. ali steps back and let's Shariff get back to his feet.
Shariff throws a head kick that misses
and ali counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ali throwing shots but Shariff is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shariff is looking to improve his position.
ali slips a nice elbow through Shariff's hands, connecting with Shariff's forehead.
Still in half guard, ali seems content to control.
Shariff wants to control but ali passes into side.
Shariff tries to bench press ali off him but ali keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Shariff is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but ali is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Shariff wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
ali lands a shot to the head.
Shariff defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of ali's arms.
ali 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.
ali is not going to allow Shariff to sit and survive in this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shariff rolls, trying to escape but ali keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
muuhamed ali dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shariff tries to clinch but ali moves away
and ali counters with a shoot takedown. Shariff fights it but they end up in guard.
ali gets to his feet. Shariff looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Shariff wants to clinch
and ali counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shariff wants to sweep here but ali controlling him for the moment.
ali stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shariff swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shariff looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ali trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
ali stays in close to Shariff's body and controls the position.
Shariff wants to hit a switch here but ali passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Shariff there!
ali lands a nice shot to the head.
muuhamed ali overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
ali takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Shariff is squirming around, avoiding ali's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shariff is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
ali scoring with strikes but Shariff is staying in there.
ali tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
ali lands a heavy elbow.
ali will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Shariff is bucking up trying to escape but ali cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Shariff is looking to get to half guard.
ali working Shariff over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ali manages to capitalize on a mistake by Shariff to take his back!
ali punishes Shariff with strikes from the back mount.
Oooh a big shot gets through from ali. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
A bit of a pause in the action here. ali controlling the positon.
Shariff rolls, trying to escape but ali keeps control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
ali is not going to allow Shariff to sit and survive in this position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. ali controlling the positon.
Shariff is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
I would not like to be Shariff right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
muuhamed ali dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Shariff with a lazy takedown attempt
and ali counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Shariff is not content to let ali control the position.
ali is thwarting Shariff's attempts to control the position.
Shariff is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
ali passes the guard and advances to mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
ali fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shariff is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
ali scores with a couple of good head shots there.
ali content just to control the position here.
Shariff tries to lock up and control but ali gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
ali working away from the top, dropping strikes.
ali prevents Shariff from getting the reversal.
ali controlling from mount.
ali scoring with strikes but Shariff is staying in there.
ali content just to control the position here.
ali tries to control but Shariff wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ali prevents Shariff from getting the reversal.
ali scoring with strikes but Shariff is staying in there.
Shariff is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
ali controlling the position easily from mount.
ali landing strikes from the mount and Shariff is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
ali content just to control the position here.
ali with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shariff tries to control ali's body but ali pushes him off. Shariff squirms to his side and now ali has his back!
Faisal Shariff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
muuhamed ali is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
ali gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
muuhamed ali showed his dominance in that final round.
Well ali has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... muuhamed ali!
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hype
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