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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ajala Awe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Reem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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214 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ajala Awe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Reem!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reem takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Awe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slow jab from Awe misses its intended target.
Reem keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Awe.
Awe looks to land a body kick but Reem moved away.
Awe throws a lazy right hand but Reem sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Awe backing away here, and Reem unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Awe scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Reem takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reem walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Reem takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Awe lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reem wants to clinch.
Awe with a nice cross.
A jab from Awe misses.
Awe's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Awe duly obliges.
Reem blocks a jab.
Reem throws a counter combo.
Alex Reem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reem throws a right hand that misses
and Awe counters with a stiff right hand.
Reem on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reem wants to clinch.
Reem staying out of range there.
Awe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Awe blocks a jab.
Awe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reem throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fighters circle momentarily. Awe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Reem checks the leg kick.
Awe blocks a leg kick.
Awe throws a leg kick that misses.
Awe looks for the body kick but Reem saw that one coming.
Awe throws a good cross that connects.
Ajala Awe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Awe jabs Reem to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reem throws a series of punches but Awe moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut lands for Awe. That snapped Reem's head back.
Awe lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Awe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reem is out of range and Awe settles back down.
No joy there for Awe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Awe lands a body shot.
Reem moves forwards but Awe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Awe tests Reem's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Awe's corner calls for a 1-2. Awe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Awe scores with a shot to the body.
Awe swinging wildly here.
Awe scores with a three punch combo!
Reem throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Awe throws a big counter combination but Reem scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Awe lands with a nice body punch.
Awe cracks Reem with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Awe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Awe scores with a jab.
Reem takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Awe lands with a nice combination. Reem backs away looking to recover.
Reem on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reem tries to clinch there but Awe circles away.
A lazy left from Awe finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Awe.
Awe is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Awe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Awe looks to land a combination. Reem sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Reem throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Ajala Awe has been cut.
Reem looks winded!
Awe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Awe looks to score with a jab to the body but Reem is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Reem on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reem just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reem needs to keep his hands up - Awe had a free shot at his head there.
Awe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Awe scores with a hook to the body. Reem takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Awe scores with a jab to the head.
Awe misses with a body shot.
Awe lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Awe does it's job there.
Reem tries to clinch but Awe moves out of range.
Awe was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice straight punches there by Awe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Awe.
Awe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Awe cracks Reem with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Awe scores with the left hand. Reem knows he should have avoided that one.
Awe is working the combinations to good effect here.
Awe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reem.
Awe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Awe misses with a body shot.
Reem rushes Awe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ajala Awe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ajala Awe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Reem takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reem tries to clinch but Awe is having none of it.
Awe throws a right and a left that Reem avoids nicely.
Awe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Awe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Awe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've been informed that Reem has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Reem tries to clinch
and Awe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Awe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reem throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alex Reem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Awe swinging wildly here.
Reem throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Awe on the side of the head.
Awe scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Awe clobbers Reem with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ajala Awe is winning the standup battle so far.
Awe just misses with a punch to the body.
Awe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Awe finds it's way through Reem's defenses.
Reem falls off balance throwing a combination
and Awe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reem is breathing heavily.
A right-left combo lands from Awe.
Awe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Reem moves to clinch but Awe breaks away
and Awe counters with a three punch combo that has Reem backing up. Reem nods at Awe to acknowledge the strikes.
Awe connects with a right hand. Reem shakes it off.
Awe lunges at Reem with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Reem's hand.
Awe scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Awe throws a right and a left that Reem avoids nicely.
As Awe backs off Reem throws a huge counter combo but Awe manages to avoid it all.
Some wild striking there from Reem.
Awe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Awe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reem moves away.
Awe lands a lovely overhand right.
Good shot there by Awe.
Awe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Awe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Awe looks to score with a jab to the body but Reem is just out of range.
Reem walks into a straight right hand from Awe.
Awe lands with a nice body punch.
Awe cracks a nice hook into Reem's ribs.
Awe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Reem has time to react.
Awe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reem's hands.
Reem tries to close the distance and clinch but Awe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Awe scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Awe scores with a one two! Reem had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Reem, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Awe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reem looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Danga de danga de dang - Awe scores with a four punch combination!
Awe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reem.
Awe lands a glancing blow to the side of Reem's head.
Awe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Awe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reem was well out of range. Poor timing from Awe.
Reem avoids the body shot from Awe.
Awe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Reem checks a leg kick.
Awe lands a nice looking body shot.
Reem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Awe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Awe catches Reem with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Awe scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Awe misses with an uppercut.
Reem moves in looking to clinch but Awe pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reem takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Awe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters circling - Reem throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Reem misses.
Reem takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reem throws a leg kick but Awe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Awe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reem.
Awe with a hook.
Awe scores with a decent looking hook.
Donk. Awe catches Reem right on the button with a cross.
Awe misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Awe moves into range and connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reem. Awe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Awe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Awe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reem manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ajala Awe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ajala Awe's cut.
That's time! Awe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Awe lands a jab to the nose.
Awe lands a jab to the nose.
A shot to the liver by Awe. Beautiful body shot.
Awe with a hook.
Awe digs a good hook to Reem's body.
Awe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Reem throws a series of punches but Awe avoids them all with ease.
Awe misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reem! But no joy.
Awe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Awe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reem looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reem fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reem slips under a jab.
Awe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reem can do to turn this around?
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!
Some wild striking there from Awe.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reem tries to clinch but Awe is having none of it.
Reem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reem takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Reem tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Awe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reem has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A punch combination from Awe misses.
Awe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reem doesn't seem bothered though.
Awe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Awe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reem.
Awe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Awe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Reem is able to avoid easily.
Some wild striking there from Awe.
Awe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reem scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reem takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alex Reem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reem wants to land a leg kick but Awe is out of range.
Awe avoids the body shot from Reem.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Awe misses with a wild body shot.
Reem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Awe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Reem tries to land a front kick but Awe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Awe lands a nice shot that snaps Reem's head back.
Awe lands with a right hand.
Awe works over Reem's head and body with a nice combination.
Reem rushes Awe and presses him up against the cage.
Awe blocks an uppercut.
Awe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reem lands a left hand.
Awe blocks an uppercut.
Reem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reem goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Reem throws a head kick that misses.
Awe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Awe lands a nice shot that snaps Reem's head back.
Reem takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The fighters circle momentarily. Awe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Awe's corner calls for a 1-2. Awe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Awe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Reem walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Awe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Awe scores with a three punch combo!
Awe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Awe shoots in for a takedown but Reem shows good takedown defense.
Awe tests Reem's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reem is looking to clinch but Awe is avoiding it.
Reem lands with a nice combination. Awe backs away looking to recover.
Awe's corner calls for a 1-2. Awe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Awe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reem's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ajala Awe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Awe fails to land with a series of punches.
As Awe backs off Reem throws a huge counter combo but Awe manages to avoid it all.
Awe slips a jab and a cross from Reem.
Awe is looking to counter punch.
Awe throws a series of strikes that have Reem backpedaling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ajala Awe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Awe, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ajala Awe!
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RATING
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