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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Malik Al-Khaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Aires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al-Khaldi comes to the cage accompanied by Razihel - Legends (feat. TeamMate) (Trident Edit). The key to victory for Malik Al-Khaldi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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194 lbs
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World class MT
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malik Al-Khaldi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruno Aires!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al-Khaldi looks to land a right hand but Aires moved out of range.
Al-Khaldi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aires.
Al-Khaldi throws a right and a left that Aires avoids nicely.
Al-Khaldi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Al-Khaldi looks to land a body kick but Aires moved away.
Al-Khaldi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aires moves away.
Al-Khaldi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aires.
Aires throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aires misses with a body kick.
Aires throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Al-Khaldi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Al-Khaldi is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al-Khaldi motions for Aires to come forward. Al-Khaldi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aires throws a sloppy head kick and Al-Khaldi moves out of range easily.
Aires chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Al-Khaldi can pounce on him.
Aires throws a left and a right that both miss
and Al-Khaldi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Aires throws a sloppy head kick and Al-Khaldi moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires looks to land a body kick but Al-Khaldi moved away.
Al-Khaldi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aires takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Al-Khaldi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aires manages to avoid it.
Al-Khaldi tries to score with a low kick but Aires moves his leg out of the way.
Al-Khaldi throws a body kick that misses.
Al-Khaldi scores with a jab to the body.
Aires with a jab.
Al-Khaldi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Al-Khaldi avoids the body shot from Aires.
Al-Khaldi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Al-Khaldi throws a hook but Aires avoids it easily.
Aires throws a head kick that misses.
Aires dives in and grabs Al-Khaldi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Al-Khaldi pushes down on Aires's head and hops out.
Aires checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi just misses with a punch to the body.
Al-Khaldi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aires scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aires on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A punch lands to the side of Aires 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Al-Khaldi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aires to score with a decent uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Aires checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Malik Al-Khaldi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Aires.
Al-Khaldi misses with an uppercut. Aires saw that one coming.
Aires looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Al-Khaldi is fending him off so far but Aires persists. Nope, Al-Khaldi circles away and we're back to standing.
Al-Khaldi is looking to chop away at Aires's legs.
Aires buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aires scores with a jab. Al-Khaldi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Al-Khaldi tries to work over Aires's front leg with a kick but Aires checks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aires tries to land a leg kick but Al-Khaldi saw it coming and moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Al-Khaldi, right into the meat.
Aires misses with a lunging right hand
and Al-Khaldi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A low kick from Aires is predictable there
and Al-Khaldi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Aires looks winded!
Al-Khaldi lands a nice looking body shot.
Al-Khaldi scores with a nice head shot.
Al-Khaldi throws a sloppy head kick and Aires moves out of range easily.
Al-Khaldi ducks under a wild hook from Aires.
Aires throws a jab when Al-Khaldi was well out of range.
Aires misses with a leg kick
and Al-Khaldi counters with a leg kick.
Aires fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Al-Khaldi avoids it really well and circles away.
Al-Khaldi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Aires just manages to avoid it.
Malik Al-Khaldi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Aires.
Al-Khaldi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aires's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aires throws the left hand but Al-Khaldi avoids the punch easily.
Aires looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al-Khaldi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aires.
Aires with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Al-Khaldi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aires! But no joy.
Aires avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aires checks a leg kick.
Al-Khaldi is looking to wear down Aires with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Al-Khaldi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aires throws a leg kick but Al-Khaldi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Aires takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A low kick from Aires is predictable there
and Al-Khaldi counters with a straight right hand.
Al-Khaldi misses with a body shot.
Al-Khaldi throws a chopping leg kick but Aires manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Aires takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malik Al-Khaldi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Al-Khaldi throws the kick towards the body but Aires avoids it.
Aires lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Aires might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Al-Khaldi has got the better of the exchanges.
Al-Khaldi lands with a nice body punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Al-Khaldi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Aires - the referee stops the clock and Al-Khaldi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Aires. Al-Khaldi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Aires misses with a kick to the body.
Al-Khaldi connects with a jab.
Al-Khaldi throws a lazy uppercut
and Aires counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Al-Khaldi is trying to control the position but Aires postures up.
Aires scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aires postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Aires won't allow Al-Khaldi to sweep him here.
Aires scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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!
Aires trying to control the position from guard on top but Al-Khaldi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aires with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires looking to sit in guard and control but Al-Khaldi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Aires has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Aires bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Al-Khaldi's guard.
Aires being controlled here momentarily.
Aires lands a couple of digs.
Aires throws a big right hand that misses.
Aires with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aires loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aires loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aires lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aires accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Aires with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aires throws a big right hand that misses.
Aires in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aires throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Al-Khaldi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Al-Khaldi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Aires throwing strikes from guard but Al-Khaldi blocks nicely.
Aires in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aires throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Al-Khaldi.
Aires lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Malik Al-Khaldi has been cut.
Al-Khaldi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bruno Aires seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aires rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Al-Khaldi counters with an outside leg kick.
Al-Khaldi throws a sloppy head kick and Aires moves out of range easily.
Malik Al-Khaldi is winning the standup battle so far.
Aires is looking to chop away at Al-Khaldi's legs.
Al-Khaldi throws a leg kick but Aires moved away.
Aires's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Al-Khaldi ducks under a wild hook from Aires.
Al-Khaldi connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice jab there from Al-Khaldi.
Aires lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Aires shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Al-Khaldi's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aires throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Al-Khaldi has Aires pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aires working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aires loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Al-Khaldi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aires.
Aires wants to pass the guard but Al-Khaldi is keeping the position.
Al-Khaldi is trying to keep Aires in close.
Aires with a nice head shot there.
Al-Khaldi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Aires in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Aires showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Malik Al-Khaldi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Al-Khaldi blocks the body kick.
Al-Khaldi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Al-Khaldi misses with a body shot.
Al-Khaldi throws a low kick but Aires avoids it.
Al-Khaldi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Aires to counter with a crisp jab.
Al-Khaldi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Aires shoots in for a takedown but Al-Khaldi shows good takedown defense.
Aires takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A bone on bone clash there as Aires blocks the leg kick.
Al-Khaldi jabs Aires right on the nose. Aires blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aires fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Al-Khaldi is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Al-Khaldi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al-Khaldi ducks under a wild hook from Aires.
Aires scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Aires misses with a low kick.
Al-Khaldi lands a leg kick that knocks Aires off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi lands a nice looking body kick.
Jab from Al-Khaldi.
Aires gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Al-Khaldi.
Aires clobbers Al-Khaldi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Aires throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Al-Khaldi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Al-Khaldi blocks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Al-Khaldi misses the target.
Al-Khaldi throws a head kick but Aires moves out of range.
Al-Khaldi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aires needs to keep his hands up - Al-Khaldi had a free shot at his head there.
Aires fails with a takedown attempt.
Al-Khaldi misses with a hook. Aires ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi with a jab.
Aires on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
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!
A slow jab from Aires misses its intended target.
Aires takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slow jab from Aires misses its intended target.
Aires thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Al-Khaldi if he has to take too many more of those.
Aires misses with a leg kick
and Al-Khaldi counters with an inside leg kick.
Aires delivers a nice body kick.
A head kick by Aires misses
and Al-Khaldi counters with a nice leg kick.
Aires takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aires moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Al-Khaldi throws out a powerful jab.
Al-Khaldi tries to work over Aires's front leg with a kick but Aires checks it.
Aires throws a looping overhand right but Al-Khaldi ducks down to avoid it.
Al-Khaldi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi throws an overhand right that lands on Aires's shoulder, as Aires tries to avoid the shot.
Al-Khaldi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Aires tries a head kick but it misses.
Al-Khaldi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aires is trying to counter with his kicks.
Aires scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Aires looks to land a strike but Al-Khaldi avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Aires wants to pass the guard but Al-Khaldi is keeping the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Al-Khaldi holds on and takes a little breather.
Al-Khaldi 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.
Aires looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi keeping moving, preventing Aires from controlling successfully.
Al-Khaldi working a defensive guard here.
Aires is looking to advance position but Al-Khaldi has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Aires is trying to escape the mount.
Aires 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Malik Al-Khaldi did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Malik Al-Khaldi's cut.
That's time! Al-Khaldi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Al-Khaldi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aires is looking to land body kicks.
Aires throws a sloppy head kick
and Al-Khaldi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Al-Khaldi punishes Aires's body with a nice straight punch.
Aires swings for the body but Al-Khaldi moves out of range.
Aires misses with a low kick.
That kick from Al-Khaldi tenderised Aires's leg. Aires is trying to keep his angry face on.
Al-Khaldi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Aires lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters circling a little - Al-Khaldi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aires tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aires throws a head kick that misses
and Al-Khaldi counters with a leg kick.
Al-Khaldi lands a jab to the head.
Aires is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Al-Khaldi feints and then cracks Aires's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aires down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi lands a head kick. Aires smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Al-Khaldi misses with a body shot.
Al-Khaldi tries to land a body kick
and Aires counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aires looks for a takedown but Al-Khaldi sprawls well.
Al-Khaldi is looking to counter with a body kick.
Aires has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Al-Khaldi.
Donk. Al-Khaldi catches Aires right on the button with a cross.
Al-Khaldi keeps Aires at a distance using the push kick.
Aires tries to work over Al-Khaldi's front leg with a kick but Al-Khaldi checks it.
Al-Khaldi tried to counter with a leg kick but Aires avoided it.
Aires takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aires throws a right and a left that both miss.
Al-Khaldi scores with a sloppy right hand. Aires should have avoided that one.
Al-Khaldi just misses with a punch to the body.
Aires throws a low kick but it's checked well by Al-Khaldi.
An attempted straight right counter from Al-Khaldi misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi connects with a leg kick. Aires looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Al-Khaldi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A solid body kick from Al-Khaldi.
Aires loads up on a big right hand but Al-Khaldi slips the punch.
Aires moves out of range as Al-Khaldi throws a body kick.
Al-Khaldi looks to score with a jab to the body but Aires is just out of range.
Aires ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Aires thuds his shin into the meat of Al-Khaldi's side.
Aires throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab by Al-Khaldi.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Aires.
Aires working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aires trying to control the position but Al-Khaldi is working away.
Aires misses with the ground and pound.
Aires trying to control the action but Al-Khaldi is working from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Aires seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Al-Khaldi on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Al-Khaldi holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Aires scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Al-Khaldi to see if he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aires laying and praying for a moment but Al-Khaldi takes advantage and regains half guard.
Aires sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Al-Khaldi defending well though.
Aires throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aires throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Al-Khaldi to regain full guard.
Al-Khaldi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aires works over Al-Khaldi with some ground and pound from guard.
Aires throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Al-Khaldi wants to sweep but no luck.
Aires throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malik Al-Khaldi had his way with Bruno Aires in that round.
The cut man is working on Malik Al-Khaldi's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Al-Khaldi tries a low kick but Aires avoids it.
Aires shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Al-Khaldi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Aires trying to control but Al-Khaldi is working from the bottom.
Aires throws an elbow that misses. Al-Khaldi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Aires's guard. Nice move by Al-Khaldi!
Al-Khaldi preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aires trying to control the position.
Aires tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aires has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Al-Khaldi is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Aires.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires is looking for a sweep.
Al-Khaldi is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Aires's shoulder. That is not cool.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aires blocks a head kick by Al-Khaldi.
Aires appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Al-Khaldi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And Aires responds with a good body kick, but Al-Khaldi manages to step out the way in time.
Aires blocks a low kick nicely.
Al-Khaldi scoring well with a low kick there.
Aires pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aires goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Al-Khaldi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Aires shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aires pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aires.
Aires fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Al-Khaldi is out of range.
Aires takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Al-Khaldi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aires's sensitive parts.
Aires on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aires is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Aires pivots, looking for a leg kick but Al-Khaldi is out of range and Aires settles back down.
Aires throws a sloppy head kick and Al-Khaldi moves out of range easily.
A leg kick checked by Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aires is out of range.
Aires takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A little jabbing left from Aires on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Al-Khaldi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al-Khaldi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Al-Khaldi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick from Al-Khaldi misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Aires blocks the leg kick.
Aires takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Al-Khaldi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Al-Khaldi scores with a head kick. Aires tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Al-Khaldi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aires stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Aires fails with the takedown.
Al-Khaldi misses with a body shot.
Aires thows a body kick. Al-Khaldi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Aires tries to score with a low kick but Al-Khaldi moves his leg out of the way.
Al-Khaldi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al-Khaldi. Aires does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aires with the counter takedown but Al-Khaldi avoids it easily.
Al-Khaldi stuffs the takedown attempt from Aires. Aires gets slowly back to his feet.
Bruno Aires has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aires throws a low kick but it's checked well by Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi slips a jab from Aires.
Al-Khaldi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Aires decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aires thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Aires misses with a head shot. Al-Khaldi uses the momentum to regain guard.
Al-Khaldi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Aires lands a couple of digs.
Aires working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malik Al-Khaldi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Al-Khaldi 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 49:46
Judge Josh West scores the fight 49:46
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malik Al-Khaldi!
Malik Al-Khaldi retains his middleweight title!
Malik Al-Khaldi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
57% |
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