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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alkji Azhii (ranked 6442 p4p, 425 weight class) and Banlovic Bantom (ranked 6728 p4p, 434 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alkji Azhii!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Banlovic Bantom!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Azhii is defended easily by Bantom.
Azhii looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice sprawl there from Bantom as Azhii shoots in.
Azhii stuffs the takedown.
Bantom has closed the distance and engaged Azhii in a clinch.
Bantom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bantom misses with a double jab
and Azhii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azhii fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bantom avoids it really well and circles away.
Bantom looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alkji Azhii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bantom closes the distance looking to clinch
and Azhii counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhii throws a combination. Bantom tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bantom tries to keep at a distance but Azhii has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bantom can't find room to land a body shot as Azhii controls the action.
Bantom is looking for a takedown.
Bantom wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Azhii has him pressed against the cage.
Bantom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Azhii takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Azhii really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Azhii has managed to clinch.
Bantom fails to pull guard.
Bantom leaning against his opponent.
Azhii is trying to push Bantom away but Bantom has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bantom is working for takedown but Azhii is calmly controlling the position for now.
Azhii pulls guard.
Azhii lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Azhii has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Azhii is stalling in the full guard.
Bantom is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Azhii got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bantom has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Azhii has managed to get both his arms back between Bantom's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azhii missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bantom keeping moving, preventing Azhii from controlling successfully.
Azhii gets to his feet - Bantom follows without any prompting.
Nice takedown defense from Bantom. No joy for Azhii on that attempt.
Azhii dives in and grabs Bantom's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bantom pushes down on Azhii's head and hops out.
Bantom displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Azhii.
Azhii drives through with a takedown into guard.
Azhii is breathing heavily.
Bantom is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azhii postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bantom is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Azhii, into his guard.
Bantom trying to control the position from guard on top but Azhii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bantom is pushing down on Azhii's leg trying to pass to half guard. Azhii is fighting to maintain full guard but Bantom has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alkji Azhii dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Azhii shoots in for a takedown but Bantom shows good takedown defense.
Bantom rushes Azhii and presses him up against the cage.
Azhii cracks Bantom with a nice body shot.
Bantom scores with a nice hook to the head.
Azhii has Bantom pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Azhii pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bantom tumbling to the mat - Azhii dives into Bantom's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bantom is looking to sweep but instead, Azhii has passed into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bantom trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bantom keeping hold of Azhii's head, controlling as best he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bantom is trying to get back to full guard.
Azhii missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bantom manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bantom is trying to keep Azhii in close.
Bantom is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhii throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bantom controlling the action here.
Bantom stops Azhii from getting back to his feet.
Bantom wants to control but Azhii is keeping him busy.
Bantom stalling.
Azhii is looking to control Bantom's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Azhii avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azhii keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Azhii knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bantom on the ground.
Bantom trying to control the action but Azhii is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Azhii tries to close the distance and clinch but Bantom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Azhii circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bantom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Azhii feinted with a counter takedown.
Bantom tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Azhii swivels and escapes.
Azhii darts in looking for a takedown but Bantom gets double underhooks and turns Azhii into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bantom scores with a takedown into Azhii's guard.
Bantom is breathing heavily.
Azhii keeping moving, preventing Bantom from controlling successfully.
Azhii is looking for a triangle but Bantom pushes his legs off easily.
Bantom stopping the sweep attempt from Azhii.
Azhii keeping moving, preventing Bantom from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Azhii throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Banlovic Bantom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bantom drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bantom with a flurry of punches that miss.
Banlovic Bantom has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bantom wants to control from the top but Azhii keeps moving.
Azhii controlling Bantom's posture.
Azhii working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bantom trying to control but Azhii is working from the bottom.
Azhii wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bantom loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Azhii wants to slow Bantom down by chopping away at his legs.
Bantom is trying to counter with his kicks.
Azhii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bantom looks to score with a jab to the body but Azhii is just out of range.
Azhii fails with a takedown attempt.
Azhii shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Azhii shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bantom is looking to control Azhii's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bantom avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bantom gets full guard.
Bantom is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bantom wants to stand up but Azhii is controlling him.
Bantom is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bantom throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bantom looking for a sweep. Not yet Bantom, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Azhii slaps away a takedown attempt from Bantom, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alkji Azhii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bantom looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Azhii or perhaps it was just good defense by Bantom, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alkji Azhii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Azhii has a takedown stuffed.
Bantom misses with a low kick.
Azhii tries to clinch but Bantom moves out of range.
Bantom is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bantom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azhii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Azhii misses with a takedown attempt - Bantom sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Azhii has managed to clinch.
Azhii can't get the takedown.
Bantom breaks from the clinch.
Azhii fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bantom misses the jab.
Bantom decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bantom has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Banlovic Bantom really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bantom shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Azhii pushes Bantom off and gets back to his feet.
Azhii tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bantom sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Azhii somewhat.
Despite the aggression on Bantom's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Azhii misses with a takedown
and Bantom moves into the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azhii jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bantom walks away with a smile on his face. Azhii gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alkji Azhii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bantom closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bantom thows a huge punch but Azhii dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bantom lands with a punch from half guard.
Azhii is not content to let Bantom control the position.
Bantom working the head and body with strikes.
Bantom looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bantom is continuing to stall.
Bantom is looking for a kimura but Azhii is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bantom to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bantom is looking for a kimura but Azhii is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bantom to get the leverage.
Bantom wants to free his trapped foot but Azhii is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bantom is trying to control. Azhii wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Azhii controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Bantom wants to lay and pray for a moment but Azhii keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bantom sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bantom trying to pass the guard but Azhii defending well.
Bantom takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bantom is looking to stall here but Azhii recovers full guard.
Azhii wants to sweep here but Bantom controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bantom wants to control from the top but Azhii keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Azhii slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Azhii tries to land a front kick but Bantom steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bantom looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Azhii is fending him off so far but Bantom persists. Nope, Azhii circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bantom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azhii was well out of range. Poor timing from Bantom.
Bantom tries for a takedown but Azhii circles away easily
and Bantom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Banlovic Bantom will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bantom wants to clinch.
Azhii appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bantom dives in and grabs Azhii's left leg, looking for a takedown. Azhii pushes down on Bantom's head and hops out.
Azhii is looking to clinch.
Azhii will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bantom! But no joy.
Azhii goes for a double leg but Bantom avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bantom continues to drive forward.
Bantom displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Azhii.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alkji Azhii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bantom shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Azhii is trying to defend but Bantom finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Bantom is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bantom is trying to control. Azhii wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bantom controlling the action here.
Azhii is trying to stand up here but Bantom is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bantom trying to control from half guard but Azhii is working away.
Bantom passes to side control.
Bantom moves into full mount!
Bantom is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Azhii has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Azhii!
Bantom bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Azhii's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bantom sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Azhii controls Bantom momentarily but Bantom frees himself.
Bantom tries to free his leg and advance position but Azhii is retaining full guard.
Bantom throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bantom's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bantom slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Azhii sneaks back into half guard.
Bantom is looking to take a break and control but Azhii is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bantom is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Banlovic Bantom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bantom 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 46:49
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Banlovic Bantom!
Banlovic Bantom is the new featherweight champion!
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hype
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