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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bob Noxious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lutalo Hajjar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Noxious!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lutalo Hajjar!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hajjar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Noxious to the mat! Noxious manages to get full guard.
Noxious looking for subs off his back but Hajjar has passed one foot through into half guard.
Noxious has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hajjar is working away from the top position though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hajjar connects with a nice short shot to Noxious's temple.
Hajjar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Noxious on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Noxious avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hajjar.
Hajjar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hajjar uses his free foot to push down on Noxious's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Noxious.
Hajjar landing punches.
Hajjar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hajjar looking to finish Noxious with some ground and pound. This is bad for Noxious!
Noxious is in a horrible position here. Hajjar smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hajjar landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hajjar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Noxious in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hajjar lands with some strikes.
Hajjar prevents Noxious from getting the reversal.
Noxious sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hajjar is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Noxious defends it well.
Hajjar passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hajjar controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noxious is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hajjar controlling the pace for now.
Hajjar pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hajjar cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hajjar working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hajjar controlling the pace for now.
Hajjar punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noxious really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hajjar raining down shots from the mount!
Hajjar postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Noxious looks a forlorn figure.
Noxious tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hajjar postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Noxious looks a forlorn figure.
Noxious manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hajjar connects with a nice short shot to Noxious's temple.
Noxious trying to control from the bottom.
Noxious wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hajjar takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hajjar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Noxious with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hajjar controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hajjar is working for a submission of some sort.
Noxious is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noxious wants to sweep but Hajjar has passed to side control!
Hajjar lands a nice forearm strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lutalo Hajjar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hajjar lands a high kick!
Hajjar throws a sloppy head kick and Noxious moves out of range easily.
Hajjar closes the distance and clinches.
Noxious blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hajjar pulls guard successfully.
Noxious trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hajjar keeping moving, preventing Noxious from controlling successfully.
Hajjar is trying to control the position but Noxious postures up.
Hajjar 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.
Hajjar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Noxious can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Noxious preventing the sweep.
Lutalo Hajjar has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noxious throws a big right hand that misses.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hajjar shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Noxious flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Hajjar wants to take a breather but Noxious is having none of it.
Noxious wants to get back to full guard.
Noxious keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Hajjar prevents Noxious from improving his position.
Noxious is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hajjar stands up from half guard.
Good work by Noxious as he checks the leg kick.
Noxious tries to clinch up
and Hajjar counters with a single leg into guard. Noxious didn't expect that.
Hajjar controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hajjar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hajjar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Hajjar has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hajjar is pushing down on Noxious's leg trying to pass to half guard. Noxious is fighting to maintain full guard but Hajjar has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hajjar not doing much here.
Noxious is refusing to be controlled, as Hajjar sits in half guard.
Hajjar is looking for a kimura here.
Hajjar is breathing heavily.
Noxious is looking to improve his position.
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.
Noxious wants to stand back up but Hajjar manages to pass into side control.
Noxious is letting Hajjar control him for a moment.
Hajjar is trying to get an arm triangle but Noxious is defending well.
Noxious is not content to let Hajjar control the position.
Noxious manages to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lutalo Hajjar 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!
Hajjar throws a sloppy head kick and Noxious moves out of range easily.
Hajjar throws a head kick that misses.
Noxious lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hajjar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Noxious sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Noxious tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hajjar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Noxious tries to roll over but Hajjar keeps him under control.
Noxious flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Noxious moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hajjar postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Noxious is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hajjar, into his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noxious trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hajjar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Noxious.
Hajjar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Noxious tries to free his leg and advance position but Hajjar is retaining full guard.
Noxious preventing the sweep.
Noxious wants to control from the top but Hajjar keeps moving.
Hajjar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Noxious defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hajjar.
That's two 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.
Hajjar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Noxious sprawls well. Noxious wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hajjar gets slowly back to his feet.
Bob Noxious has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lutalo Hajjar.
Noxious throws a series of punches but Hajjar avoids them all with ease.
Noxious works Hajjar's body with a nice hook.
Hajjar feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Noxious trying to control the position.
Hajjar tries to free his leg and advance position but Noxious is retaining full guard.
Noxious trying to keep a closed guard but Hajjar is proving a slippery customer.
Hajjar throwing strikes from guard but Noxious blocks nicely.
Hajjar trying to control but Noxious is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hajjar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hajjar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hajjar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Noxious tries to clinch but Hajjar moves away
and Hajjar counters with a shoot takedown. Noxious fights it but they end up in guard.
Noxious keeping moving, preventing Hajjar from controlling successfully.
Noxious can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hajjar controls the pace.
Noxious keeping moving, preventing Hajjar from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noxious wants to sweep here but Hajjar controlling him for the moment.
Hajjar postures up and lands a big shot to Noxious's brow.
Hajjar stands up over Noxious, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Noxious can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hajjar controls the pace.
Hajjar wants to control from the top but Noxious keeps moving.
Hajjar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hajjar trying to control but Noxious is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lutalo Hajjar really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Noxious misses with a head kick.
Hajjar dodges the punch combination from Noxious.
Noxious displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hajjar.
Noxious stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Noxious wants it to stay on the feet.
Hajjar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Noxious wants to clinch up but Hajjar keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noxious tries to clinch there but Hajjar circles away.
Hajjar drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hajjar is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Noxious wants to sweep here but Hajjar controlling him for the moment.
Noxious thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hajjar pushing down on Noxious's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Noxious avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hajjar.
Hajjar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Noxious keeps working.
Hajjar is thwarting Noxious's attempts to control the position.
Noxious tries to roll over but Hajjar keeps him under control.
Hajjar stands up from half guard.
Hajjar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bob Noxious has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lutalo Hajjar.
Nice takedown defense from Noxious. No joy for Hajjar on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hajjar checks a leg kick.
Noxious tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hajjar was well out of range. Poor timing from Noxious.
Hajjar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Noxious sprawls well. Noxious wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hajjar gets slowly back to his feet.
Noxious stuns Hajjar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Noxious lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Noxious throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hajjar tries to clinch up but Noxious circles away and keeps his distance.
Lutalo Hajjar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hajjar scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hajjar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Noxious tries to get to full guard but Hajjar has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hajjar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hajjar trying to control from half guard but Noxious is working away.
Noxious has hold of Hajjar's hands but Hajjar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Noxious wants to improve his position but Hajjar is controlling well.
Hajjar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hajjar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Noxious swings for the body but Hajjar moves out of range.
Hajjar looks for a takedown but Noxious sprawls well.
Hajjar steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Noxious. That one must have hurt.
Hajjar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Noxious tries to clinch up.
Noxious stuffs the takedown.
Hajjar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Noxious moves into the clinch successfully.
Hajjar blocks an uppercut.
Noxious swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Noxious gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hajjar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lutalo Hajjar dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Noxious's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hajjar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hajjar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Noxious is looking to get to half guard.
Noxious is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Noxious is squirming around, avoiding Hajjar's attempts to control the action.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hajjar prevents Noxious from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hajjar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hajjar is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hajjar is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Noxious tries to lock up and control but Hajjar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hajjar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Noxious?
Hajjar with the ground and pound from mount.
Hajjar is landing with some decent strikes but Noxious is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hajjar is landing with some decent strikes but Noxious is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hajjar landing strikes from the mount and Noxious is in trouble!
Hajjar scoring with strikes but Noxious is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hajjar pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Noxious is looking to get to half guard.
Hajjar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hajjar postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Noxious looks a forlorn figure.
Hajjar working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hajjar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The referee warns Noxious that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Noxious in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Noxious tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hajjar looking to finish Noxious with some ground and pound. This is bad for Noxious!
Noxious wants to get back to his feet.
Hajjar cracks Noxious with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Noxious is in a horrible position here. Hajjar smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hajjar controlling from mount.
Hajjar is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Noxious is in a horrible position here. Hajjar smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hajjar working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hajjar controlling from mount.
Noxious is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hajjar looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bob Noxious has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lutalo Hajjar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lutalo Hajjar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hajjar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lutalo Hajjar!
Lutalo Hajjar is the new lightweight champion!
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