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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between A J Hearts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taj al Din (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Din has chosen قنب هندي as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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222 lbs
28 - 5 - 0 |
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209 lbs
44 - 9 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, A J Hearts!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taj al Din!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearts lands a leg kick that knocks al Din off balance momentarily.
Hearts misses with a wild body shot.
al Din just misses with a punch to the body.
Hearts moves out of range of the body kick.
al Din has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hearts shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
al Din is concentrating on defense, preventing Hearts from advancing position.
Hearts trying to mount his opponent but al Din defends it.
al Din regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hearts.
al Din is trying to control the position but Hearts postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din keeping moving, preventing Hearts from controlling successfully.
al Din trying to keep a closed guard but Hearts is proving a slippery customer.
Hearts works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hearts working al Din over with strikes.
al Din keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hearts trying to control from half guard but al Din is working away.
Hearts throwing shots but al Din is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts is looking to stall here but al Din recovers full guard.
al Din preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hearts postures up in al Din's guard and throws a big left but al Din blocks it.
Hearts throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hearts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hearts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Din working a defensive guard here.
Hearts works over al Din with some ground and pound from guard.
al Din keeping full guard, as Hearts tries to pass.
Hearts sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed al Din's guard.
Hearts sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. al Din defending well though.
al Din moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
al Din is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. al Din is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hearts keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of al Din's head.
al Din is pulling down on Hearts's head. It's preventing any offense from Hearts, at least for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A J Hearts dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
al Din throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
al Din looks to land a body kick but Hearts moved away.
al Din throws a leg kick that is checked
so Hearts counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hearts is fighting to break al Din's control of his arms but al Din is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hearts lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
al Din preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hearts makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
al Din controls Hearts momentarily but Hearts frees himself.
Hearts scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din has his foot on Hearts's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hearts works his way back into a safe position though.
Hearts tries to free his leg and advance position but al Din is retaining full guard.
Hearts connects with a couple of short punches.
Hearts wants to control from the top but al Din keeps moving.
Hearts postures up.
al Din can't keep his opponent in guard - Hearts advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hearts throwing shots but al Din is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
al Din is holding on to half guard well.
al Din manages to get to full guard.
al Din controls Hearts momentarily but Hearts frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hearts postures up.
Hearts is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
al Din looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hearts is looking to work some ground and pound but al Din has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Taj al Din wasn't active enough on the ground.
al Din throws an off balance right hand
and Hearts decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in al Din's guard.
al Din is trying to keep Hearts in close.
Hearts in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hearts passes into half guard.
Hearts sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. al Din defending well though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
al Din is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A J Hearts dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hearts throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent al Din stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hearts stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Taj al Din seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
al Din's corner calls for a 1-2. al Din obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
al Din keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by al Din.
Nice defenses there by al Din.
Nice body kick from al Din.
al Din throws a leg kick but Hearts moved away.
Hearts darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Hearts'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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hearts working the head and body with strikes.
al Din moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts advances to half guard.
Hearts with the ground and pound but al Din uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hearts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
al Din trying to control the position.
Hearts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hearts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. al Din swivels though and keeps the full guard.
al Din utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
al Din is controlling Hearts's posture.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hearts trying to control but al Din is working from the bottom.
Hearts throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as al Din works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hearts looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
al Din works the jab nicely.
Hearts scores with a jab to the head.
al Din lands with a good body shot.
Good shot there by Hearts.
al Din scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hearts misses with a straight right.
A thudding body kick lands there by al Din!
al Din throws a hook but Hearts avoids it easily.
Hearts throws a body punch but al Din moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by al Din.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Hearts finds it's way through al Din's defenses.
al Din dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hearts misses with a wild body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for al Din.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hearts back to the cage. al Din follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like A J Hearts has been cut.
al Din scores with a nice right hand.
al Din cracks Hearts with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Hearts falls to his knees and al Din doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taj al Din!
Taj al Din is the new light heavyweight champion!
Taj al Din took to the mic in his post fight interview and said '"One more thing.." (holds up the Ascension title) "Guess I won't be needing this anymore." (punts it into the crowd, the fans go crazy)'.
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hype
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