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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ali Reem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kasen Perkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reem comes to the cage accompanied by BAMF! - Bring back the pit. Perkins has chosen 'breathe' by The Prodigy as his entrance music. Ali Reem could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kasen Perkins's chin.
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294 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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209 cm
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300 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ali Reem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kasen Perkins!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reem tries to clinch up but Perkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Reem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Perkins! But no joy.
Reem misses with a series of wild punches.
Perkins looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Reem tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Perkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Perkins lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Perkins misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Reem misses the target.
Reem moves into the clinch successfully.
Reem is struggling to control the position.
Perkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reem swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Perkins.
It looks like Ali Reem has been cut.
Perkins blocks an uppercut.
Reem doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins can't find room to land a body shot as Reem controls the action.
Perkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reem working aggressively here.
Reem misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reem scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reem struggles to land a body shot inside as Perkins controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reem.
Reem misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reem throws a head punch that misses.
Reem lands with a right to the head.
Reem lands a hook that snaps the head of Perkins backwards.
It looks like Kasen Perkins has been cut.
Perkins has a couple of punches blocked by Reem.
A nice left hand lands by Reem.
Perkins blocking some punches.
Reem tries to work over Perkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reem is looking to clinch but Perkins is avoiding it.
Perkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reem fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reem rushes Perkins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Reem.
Reem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reem swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reem prevents a body shot from Perkins.
Perkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reem lands a shoulder strike.
Perkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perkins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reem or not.
Perkins has a couple of punches blocked by Reem.
A short left from Reem.
Perkins is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Reem swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reem cracks Perkins with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reem blocks an uppercut.
Reem blocking some punches.
Reem lands a body punch in the clinch.
Perkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reem tries to throw a body punch but Perkins avoids it by throwing Reem back against the cage.
Perkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reem breaks the clinch.
Reem drops Perkins with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Perkins looks back up at him and smiles so Reem waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Reem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reem walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Perkins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Reem tries to clinch up.
Perkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Reem.
Reem goes for a small jab and connects. Now Reem goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Perkins stumbles back but Reem runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Perkins to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Perkins will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ali Reem!
Ali Reem decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Kasen Perkins stepped up to the mic, saying 'Uhm, yeah okay.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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