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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam McCullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osama Akharraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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225 cm
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215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam McCullen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Osama Akharraz!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCullen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McCullen throws a series of punches but Akharraz moves out of range.
McCullen throws a big shot that misses.
McCullen looks to land a left hand but Akharraz moved out of range nicely.
Akharraz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCullen.
Akharraz looks to land a combination but McCullen avoids it well.
McCullen misses the jab.
Akharraz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Sam McCullen has been cut.
Akharraz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McCullen misses with a left hand
and Akharraz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Akharraz wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akharraz moves out of range of the strikes.
Akharraz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Akharraz throws a leg kick that is checked
and McCullen counters with a slapping leg kick.
McCullen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akharraz manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCullen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Akharraz counters with a right hand to the body.
Akharraz works McCullen's body with a nice hook.
McCullen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Akharraz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McCullen throws a big shot that misses.
Akharraz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Akharraz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
McCullen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akharraz was well out of range. Poor timing from McCullen.
Akharraz avoids the body shot from McCullen.
Akharraz moves out of range of the strikes.
Akharraz feints the counter takedown.
McCullen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCullen throws a nice inside leg kick.
McCullen misses with a leg kick
and Akharraz counters with a two punch combo.
Sam McCullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCullen looks to land a left hand but Akharraz moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCullen misses with a wild combination.
McCullen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McCullen tries to move into range but Akharraz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sam McCullen's cut is getting worse.
Akharraz misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like McCullen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McCullen lands with a right hand.
McCullen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Akharraz stalks McCullen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McCullen's face. McCullen staggers backwards, shaken.
McCullen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akharraz manages to avoid it.
McCullen slips a straight right by Akharraz.
McCullen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akharraz was well out of range. Poor timing from McCullen.
Akharraz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McCullen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akharraz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by McCullen.
McCullen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Akharraz jabs McCullen right on the nose. McCullen blinks but takes it well.
Sam McCullen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
McCullen swings for the body but Akharraz moves out of range.
McCullen loads up on a big right hand but Akharraz slips the punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McCullen blocks an uppercut.
Akharraz prevents a body shot from McCullen.
McCullen has Akharraz pressed against the cage, preventing Akharraz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Akharraz throws a punch but it's blocked by McCullen.
McCullen stalling in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McCullen.
Akharraz is working McCullen over against the cage.
Akharraz wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akharraz prevents a body shot from McCullen.
McCullen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akharraz blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for McCullen.
A frustrated look appears on Akharraz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McCullen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Akharraz tries to break free but McCullen pushes him back against the cage.
McCullen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McCullen tries to throw a body punch but Akharraz avoids it by throwing McCullen back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McCullen.
McCullen working aggressively here.
McCullen pushes Akharraz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akharraz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Akharraz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Akharraz scores with a hook to the body.
Akharraz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McCullen misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCullen.
Akharraz working hard to break the clinch.
Akharraz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Osama Akharraz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sam McCullen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Akharraz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCullen misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from McCullen.
McCullen feints and then cracks Akharraz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Akharraz down.
Akharraz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Akharraz scores with a nice strike.
McCullen feints and then cracks Akharraz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Akharraz down.
McCullen keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Akharraz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like McCullen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akharraz blocks a jab.
Akharraz throws a right hand that McCullen ducks under and follows up with a left that McCullen also avoids with ease.
A solid leg kick lands there for McCullen.
McCullen tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Akharraz blocks the leg kick.
Akharraz thuds his right hand into McCullen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McCullen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McCullen slips a jab and a cross from Akharraz.
McCullen is looking to counter the offense by Akharraz and move into the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from McCullen.
Osama Akharraz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Akharraz wants to clinch.
McCullen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
McCullen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCullen lands with a hook. Akharraz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McCullen throws the left hand but Akharraz avoids the punch easily.
McCullen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akharraz manages to avoid it.
McCullen blocks the body kick.
McCullen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Akharraz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McCullen on the side of the head.
Jeez, Sam McCullen's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akharraz moves out of range of the strikes.
Akharraz has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nice uppercut lands for Akharraz. That snapped McCullen's head back.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sam McCullen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Osama Akharraz!
Osama Akharraz is the new light heavyweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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