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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Universe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mehmet Muhammad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mr Universe could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mehmet Muhammad's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mr Universe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mehmet Muhammad!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Universe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Muhammad takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Muhammad takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheers as Universe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Muhammad doesn't seem phased though.
Muhammad moves out of range as Universe throws a body kick.
Universe shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Muhammad eats them both and turns towards Universe to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Universe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Muhammad.
Muhammad slips a jab and a cross from Universe.
Universe misses with a two punch combination.
Muhammad misses with a double jab.
Muhammad misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muhammad uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Universe has time to react.
Universe moves out of range of the strikes.
Muhammad avoids the head kick by Universe.
Universe slips under a jab from Muhammad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhammad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Universe.
Universe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Muhammad scores with a one two! Universe had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Muhammad cracks Universe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Muhammad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Universe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muhammad tries to work over Universe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Universe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Universe clinches.
Muhammad misses with a punch to the body.
Muhammad scores with a nice hook to the head.
Muhammad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muhammad misses with some punches.
Muhammad misses with some punches.
Universe blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Muhammad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muhammad misses with a body punch.
Muhammad throws a punch but it's blocked by Universe.
Muhammad being controlled against the cage.
Muhammad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muhammad misses with the head strike.
Universe can't find room to land a body shot as Muhammad controls the action.
Muhammad throws a head punch that misses.
Universe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Muhammad avoids it.
Universe blocks a body shot from Muhammad.
Muhammad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Muhammad fails to land.
Muhammad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muhammad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Muhammad.
Muhammad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Universe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Muhammad backwards.
A body shot lands from Muhammad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad misses with a punch to the body.
Muhammad misses with some punches.
Muhammad has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Universe seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Muhammad can turn it around.
Muhammad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Muhammad misses with some punches.
Universe blocks an uppercut.
Universe is looking to control Muhammad's arms but Muhammad gets an underhook and turns him. Now Universe has his back to the cage.
Muhammad misses with the head strike.
Universe manages to break the clinch.
Muhammad throws a looping overhand right but Universe ducks down to avoid it.
Universe is looking to clinch but Muhammad is avoiding it.
Muhammad loads up on a big right hand but Universe slips the punch.
Universe is looking for a counter combo.
A jab lands there for Universe.
Muhammad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Muhammad throws out a loose jab but Universe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Universe swings widly with a right hand
and Muhammad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Muhammad clinches up with Universe and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Universe.
Universe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Universe misses with a series of wild punches.
Muhammad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Universe misses with a low kick as Muhammad jumps back.
Universe has Muhammad up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Universe lands a nice knee to the body.
Universe stalling.
Muhammad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Universe wants to break free but Muhammad has control.
Muhammad lands with a right to the head.
Universe blocking some punches.
Muhammad lands a body punch in the clinch.
Muhammad working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mehmet Muhammad dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Muhammad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Universe tries to counter by clinching up but Muhammad breaks away and moves out of range.
Universe slips a jab from Muhammad.
Universe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Universe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Universe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Muhammad.
As Muhammad looks to move away, Universe throws a big counter combo but Muhammad just gets out of the way.
Universe moves out of range as Muhammad strikes.
Universe appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Universe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Muhammad slips under a jab from Universe.
Muhammad's jab looks to have found its range, popping Universe under the eye.
Muhammad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Universe was well out of range. Poor timing from Muhammad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muhammad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Universe.
Muhammad staying out of range there.
Muhammad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muhammad scores with a sloppy right hand. Universe should have avoided that one.
Muhammad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Universe closes the distance and clinches.
Muhammad managing to block the knees to the body from Universe.
Muhammad can't find room to land a body shot as Universe controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Universe.
Universe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Muhammad in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Muhammad tries to work over Universe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muhammad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Universe blocks a body shot from Muhammad.
Muhammad is pushing Universe up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Muhammad lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Universe or not.
Muhammad misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Muhammad fails to land.
Universe blocking some punches.
Universe trying to land knees to the body.
Universe tries to land knees in the clinch but Muhammad avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Universe.
Mehmet Muhammad seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Universe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Muhammad is defending well for now.
Universe can't find room to land a body shot as Muhammad controls the action.
Muhammad managing to block the knees to the body from Universe.
Universe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Muhammad in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Muhammad throws out a loose jab but Universe uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Universe was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nice body kick there by Universe.
Muhammad cracks Universe with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muhammad looks to score with a jab to the body but Universe is just out of range.
Muhammad 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.
Universe throws a leg kick but Muhammad sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Universe avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Universe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Muhammad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Muhammad misses with a body shot.
Universe looks to score with a jab to the body but Muhammad is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Universe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Universe moves out of range as Muhammad strikes.
Muhammad looks to throw the jab but Universe is out of range.
It looked like Universe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Universe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Muhammad counters with a nice uppercut.
Muhammad misses with a hook. Universe ducked under it nicely.
Muhammad throws out a loose jab but Universe uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Universe.
Muhammad loads up on a big right hand but Universe slips the punch.
Universe is looking to counter with a body kick.
Muhammad throws a jab when Universe was well out of range.
Muhammad connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Universe swings for the body but Muhammad moves out of range.
Muhammad misses with a wild body shot.
Muhammad avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Universe.
Universe looks to land a combination. Muhammad sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Muhammad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Muhammad throws a hook but Universe avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Universe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muhammad.
A slow jab from Muhammad misses its intended target.
Universe looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Universe tries to clinch up but Muhammad circles away and keeps his distance.
Muhammad takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Universe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Muhammad.
Muhammad throws a hook to the side of Universe's head but Universe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Universe avoids the body shot from Muhammad.
Universe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Muhammad.
Muhammad avoids the head kick by Universe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mehmet Muhammad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Muhammad throws out a powerful jab.
Muhammad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Muhammad throws a looping overhand right but Universe ducks down to avoid it.
Mehmet Muhammad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muhammad just misses with a punch to the body.
Universe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little jabbing left from Muhammad on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Universe throws a nice looking combination but Muhammad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice defenses there by Universe.
Muhammad loads up on a big right hand but Universe slips the punch.
Muhammad throws a jab when Universe was well out of range.
Universe throwing a counter right hand but Muhammad manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muhammad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Muhammad throws an overhand right that lands on Universe's shoulder, as Universe tries to avoid the shot.
Universe throwing a counter right hand but Muhammad manages to avoid it.
Muhammad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Universe.
Universe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muhammad.
It looked like Universe was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Universe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Universe tries a head kick but it misses.
Muhammad lands with a good body shot.
Muhammad ducks under a wild hook from Universe.
Universe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Muhammad.
Universe tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Muhammad manages to circle out of the way.
A head kick misses from Universe.
Muhammad misses with a body shot.
Muhammad throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Universe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Muhammad throws a jab but it's blocked by Universe.
Muhammad cracks a nice hook into Universe's ribs.
Universe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mehmet Muhammad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Muhammad tries to close the distance and clinch but Universe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muhammad swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Universe counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Muhammad is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Universe moves into the clinch.
Mehmet Muhammad is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad blocks an uppercut.
Universe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Universe tries to land knees in the clinch but Muhammad avoids the damage to the body.
Muhammad blocks an uppercut.
Universe blocks an uppercut.
Universe tries to land knees in the clinch but Muhammad avoids the damage to the body.
Muhammad managing to block the knees to the body from Universe.
Universe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Muhammad is working Universe over against the cage.
Universe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Muhammad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Universe is looking to break free of the clinch but Muhammad has double underhooks.
Universe is looking to control Muhammad's arms but Muhammad gets an underhook and turns him. Now Universe has his back to the cage.
Universe tries to break the clinch but Muhammad is controlling the position.
Universe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Muhammad is defending well for now.
Muhammad misses with some punches.
Muhammad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Universe backwards.
Universe tries to land knees in the clinch but Muhammad avoids the damage to the body.
Muhammad keeps control of Universe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Muhammad blocks an elbow strike.
Universe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Universe tries to land knees in the clinch but Muhammad avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad managing to block the knees to the body from Universe.
Muhammad is leaning against Universe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Muhammad managing to block the knees to the body from Universe.
Muhammad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Universe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Muhammad avoids it.
Mr Universe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Muhammad avoiding damage as Universe throws knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Universe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Muhammad.
Universe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Universe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mr Universe.
Well Muhammad has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mehmet Muhammad!
An out of breath Mehmet Muhammad thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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