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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sing Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny DeVito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ali comes to the cage accompanied by Prince Ali - Reprise. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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143 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sing Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny DeVito!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali misses with a series of wild punches.
Ali really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
DeVito just misses with a punch to the body.
Ali cracks a nice hook into DeVito's ribs.
DeVito scores with a decent looking hook.
Ali defending well as DeVito loads up on a big left hand.
Ali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeVito was well out of range. Poor timing from Ali.
Ali blocks a jab.
A slow jab from DeVito misses its intended target.
Ali defending well as DeVito loads up on a big left hand.
Ali moves out of range as DeVito strikes.
DeVito tries to move into range but Ali moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A shot to the body from Ali misses
and DeVito makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
DeVito takes a shot right to the bread basket.
DeVito slips a jab and a cross from Ali.
Ali with a hook.
Ali ducks under a wild hook from DeVito.
Ali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali throws a combination that misses
and DeVito counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
DeVito ducks right into an uppercut from Ali.
Ali staying out of range there.
DeVito takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
DeVito throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
DeVito throws a lazy right hand but Ali sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ali displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from DeVito.
Sing Ali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ali moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ali is looking to clinch but DeVito is avoiding it.
A telegraphed right hand from DeVito misses the target.
Ali slips under a jab from DeVito.
Ali lands the left hand.
Ali throws a combination. DeVito tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
DeVito waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ali.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali lands a nice shot to the body.
DeVito moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
DeVito pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
DeVito misses with a straight right.
Ali is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice shot lands for Ali.
DeVito is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ali.
The fighters circling - DeVito throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ali digs a good body shot into DeVito's ribs.
DeVito scores with a shot to the body.
Ali ducks under a wild hook from DeVito.
Ali staying out of range there.
DeVito thows a body shot but no joy.
Ali is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A slow jab from DeVito misses its intended target.
Ali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ali misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeVito throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
DeVito throws an overhand right that lands on Ali's shoulder, as Ali tries to avoid the shot.
DeVito lands a jab to Ali's midsection.
The fighters circling - DeVito throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Danny DeVito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeVito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ali misses with a two punch combination.
Ali's corner calls for a 1-2. Ali obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
DeVito throws a hook to the side of Ali's head but Ali sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ali misses the shot to the body.
DeVito throws a lazy right hand but Ali sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ali moves out of range as DeVito strikes.
DeVito looks to land a left hand but Ali moved out of range nicely.
DeVito throws an overhand right that lands on Ali's shoulder, as Ali tries to avoid the shot.
DeVito pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
DeVito waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ali.
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.
Nice jab there from Ali.
DeVito on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ali scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
DeVito misses with an uppercut. Ali saw that one coming.
DeVito missing with a left hand there. Ali was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ali clinches but DeVito breaks the clinch
and DeVito counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ali's guard now.
DeVito looking to sit in guard and control but Ali gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ali trying to control the position from guard on top but DeVito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
DeVito looking for a sweep. Not yet DeVito, not yet.
DeVito is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ali has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of DeVito is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DeVito tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
DeVito being controlled here, momentarily.
Ali will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
DeVito keeping moving, preventing Ali from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
DeVito throws a lazy right hand but Ali sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DeVito moves away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A combination from Ali does no damage.
Ali avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ali throws an uppercut from half a mile away. DeVito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
DeVito misses with a straight right.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
DeVito misses with a looping left.
DeVito might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ali moves out of range as DeVito strikes.
DeVito shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ali is trying to defend but DeVito finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
DeVito is trying to control the action in half guard but Ali is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
DeVito throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
DeVito sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ali defending well though.
DeVito is looking to take a break and control but Ali is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ali is trying to control but can't.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
DeVito trying to pass the guard but Ali defending well.
DeVito passes to full mount!
DeVito throwing strikes but Ali bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
DeVito drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and DeVito jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
DeVito looking to sit in guard and control but Ali gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ali tries to stand but DeVito is controlling from the bottom.
DeVito working a defensive guard here.
DeVito has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ali can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sing Ali will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ali ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
DeVito is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
DeVito looks to score with a jab to the body but Ali is just out of range.
DeVito takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
DeVito lands a lovely overhand right.
A slow jab from DeVito misses its intended target.
DeVito scores with a jab. Ali acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A lazy left from Ali finds it's target.
DeVito thows a left - swing and a miss!
DeVito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ali was well out of range. Poor timing from DeVito.
Ali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as DeVito throws out the jab.
DeVito showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ali.
Ali's corner calls for a 1-2. Ali obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali ducks under a wild hook from DeVito.
Ali tries to clinch but DeVito is having none of it.
Ali slips a straight right by DeVito.
DeVito misses with a body punch
and Ali counters with a left and a right that stings DeVito.
Ali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
DeVito throws a sloppy body shot
and Ali counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
DeVito throws a hook to the side of Ali's head but Ali sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
DeVito throws a jab but it's blocked by Ali.
Ali looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
DeVito lands a jab to the head.
DeVito misses with a straight left.
DeVito misses with a straight left.
DeVito throws the left hand but Ali avoids the punch easily.
Ali moves in looking to clinch but DeVito pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ali slips under a jab.
Ali ducks under a wild hook from DeVito.
DeVito misses with a hook to the body
letting Ali counter with a right hand.
Ali goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ali scores with a punch to the head.
DeVito darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
DeVito looks to land a left hand but Ali moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Ali misses.
Ali slips under a jab from DeVito.
Ali lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ali fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big right from DeVito misses.
DeVito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ali.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeVito throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A cross from Ali lands.
DeVito catches Ali with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ali thows a body shot but no joy.
Ali clinches but DeVito breaks the clinch
and DeVito counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from DeVito.
Ali takes a swing at DeVito's ribcage but misses.
Ali scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
DeVito throws a lazy right hand but Ali sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as DeVito throws out the jab.
DeVito shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ali wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeVito is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ali has managed to free his arm - good work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ali keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
DeVito is working for a submission of some sort.
Ali is trying to control but can't.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ali preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
DeVito trying to control the action but Ali is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
DeVito misses with a hook. Ali ducked under it nicely.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ali throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
DeVito throws a lazy right hand but Ali sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
DeVito misses with a looping left.
Ali bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from DeVito misses its intended target.
DeVito misses the jab.
A combination from Ali does no damage.
Ali moves out of range of the strikes.
DeVito throws a jab when Ali was well out of range.
Ali tries to clinch but DeVito is having none of it.
Ali tries to clinch but DeVito moves out of range.
Ali lands with an uppercut that bounces DeVito off the cage and back into rage.
DeVito has a takedown stuffed.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
DeVito misses with a hook to the body
and Ali cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
DeVito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
DeVito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ali.
Ali ducks under a wild hook from DeVito.
DeVito throws a hook to the side of Ali's head but Ali sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
DeVito throws a hook but Ali avoids it easily.
DeVito walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ali moves out of range of the strikes.
Sing Ali is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
DeVito missing with a left hand there. Ali was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
DeVito takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slow jab from DeVito misses its intended target.
DeVito looks to throw the jab but Ali is out of range.
A slow jab from DeVito misses its intended target.
DeVito walks into a jab.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jab from DeVito.
DeVito fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
DeVito misses with a looping left.
A jab from DeVito misses.
DeVito has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
DeVito throws a sloppy body shot
and Ali counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ali, as that shot connected.
Ali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from DeVito.
Ali takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ali fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big left from DeVito misses.
DeVito throws a shot from downtown. Ali moves away and avoids it.
Ali thuds his right hand into DeVito's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
DeVito throws a big shot that misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ali.
A lazy left from Ali finds it's target.
Sing Ali is winning the standup battle so far.
DeVito looks to land a right hand but Ali moved out of range.
DeVito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ali jabs at DeVito's body.
Ali moves out of range as DeVito strikes.
Ali staying out of range there.
DeVito swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Ali as DeVito shoots in.
Sing Ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny DeVito.
Ali doesn't manage to clinch there - DeVito circles away.
Ali throws a one two combo.
Ali tries to clinch there but DeVito circles away.
Danny DeVito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
DeVito misses the body punch
and Ali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sing Ali showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ali has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 20:18
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 20:18
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 20:18
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sing Ali!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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