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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brad Foster (ranked 8367 p4p, 0 weight class) and Izzedin El Derabani (ranked 4021 p4p, 0 weight class). Izzedin El Derabani will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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157 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brad Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Izzedin El Derabani!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Derabani tries to score a power double leg takedown but Foster sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten El Derabani somewhat.
Foster lets loose with a powerful body kick. El Derabani will feel that in the morning.
Foster tries to clinch there but El Derabani circles away.
Foster looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
El Derabani throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Foster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Derabani keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
El Derabani throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
El Derabani shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Foster but Foster pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Derabani gets cracked there but stands up to it.
El Derabani misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brad Foster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Izzedin El Derabani.
El Derabani tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Foster defends well and El Derabani ends up having to push Foster into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but El Derabani paws at him with a jab and circles away.
El Derabani tries to sprawl but Foster drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Foster is trying to work for a kimura but El Derabani is defending well.
Foster lands with a punch from half guard.
El Derabani flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Derabani wants to control but Foster passes into side.
El Derabani tries to escape but Foster is in control.
El Derabani is trying to escape the position but Foster is controlling the position.
Foster wants to stand but El Derabani has his arm trapped.
Foster fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Foster taking a breather here.
The ground and pound from Foster seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Derabani misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Foster throws an elbow but El Derabani slips to the side and avoids it well.
Foster controls the position from side control.
You can see the frustration on El Derabani's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
El Derabani is trying to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Some wild striking there from Foster.
And El Derabani tries to counter it with a takedown but Foster pushes his down on his head and steps out.
El Derabani shoots and misses
and Foster counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Derabani is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
El Derabani pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from El Derabani.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Foster displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from El Derabani.
Foster has a takedown stuffed.
Foster defends well against a solid takedown attempt from El Derabani.
El Derabani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Foster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Foster tries to clinch there but El Derabani circles away.
El Derabani lands a right hook to the body.
El Derabani shoots for a takedown but Foster saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Foster dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Foster shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has El Derabani pinned against the cage. El Derabani gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
El Derabani stuffs the takedown attempt from Foster. Foster gets slowly back to his feet.
Izzedin El Derabani seems to be getting the better of the standup.
El Derabani slaps away a takedown attempt from Foster, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Foster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
El Derabani changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Foster tries to avoid it but El Derabani manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Foster to the ground. Foster escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
El Derabani fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foster keeps the fight on the outside.
Left hook, right uppercut from El Derabani.
El Derabani will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Foster went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Brad Foster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
El Derabani is looking to clinch but Foster is avoiding it.
Foster wants to clinch up but El Derabani keeps it at a distance.
El Derabani throws the kick towards the body but Foster avoids it.
El Derabani attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Foster has closed the distance and engaged El Derabani in a clinch.
Foster tries to score a body lock takedown but El Derabani shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
El Derabani escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
El Derabani swats away the attempt to clinch by Foster.
El Derabani jabs at Foster's body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from El Derabani is defended easily by Foster.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Derabani fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Foster tries to clinch there but El Derabani circles away.
El Derabani fails with an attempt to clinch.
El Derabani will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
El Derabani fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from El Derabani. Those never looked like landing.
Foster half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
El Derabani tries to land a front kick but Foster steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice takedown defense from Foster. No joy for El Derabani on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Derabani keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
El Derabani looks to land a combination. Foster sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Foster dives in for a single leg takedown but El Derabani sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
El Derabani ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
El Derabani looks for a takedown but Foster sprawls well.
El Derabani is breathing heavily.
El Derabani misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
El Derabani displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Foster.
El Derabani looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Derabani tries to clinch up but Foster circles away and keeps his distance.
Foster swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
El Derabani connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Foster scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but El Derabani paws at him with a jab and circles away.
El Derabani tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
El Derabani dives in for a single leg takedown but Foster sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
El Derabani fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Foster tries to clinch but El Derabani moves out of range.
Foster shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts El Derabani as he jumps to the side.
El Derabani steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Foster.
El Derabani slaps away a takedown attempt from Foster, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Izzedin El Derabani showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A right-left combo lands from El Derabani.
Foster fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
El Derabani looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Foster is fending him off so far but El Derabani persists. Nope, Foster circles away and we're back to standing.
Foster lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Foster misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
El Derabani throws a head kick but Foster moves out of range.
Foster checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Foster lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Derabani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
El Derabani throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Foster's waist but Foster gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing El Derabani off to one side.
El Derabani lands a two punch combo.
El Derabani takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Foster dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Derabani defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Foster.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Foster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - El Derabani looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Foster darts in trying to clinch
and El Derabani makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
El Derabani throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
El Derabani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Foster tries for a takedown but El Derabani sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Foster misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Foster.
El Derabani tries to close the distance and clinch up but Foster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
El Derabani throws a head kick that misses.
Foster shoots in for a takedown but El Derabani shows good takedown defense.
El Derabani circles away from the clinch attempt.
El Derabani misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Foster is defended easily by El Derabani.
El Derabani shoots in for a takedown but Foster shows good takedown defense.
Foster fails with the takedown
and El Derabani counters with a three punch combo that has Foster backing up. Foster nods at El Derabani to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from El Derabani.
El Derabani goes for a double leg but Foster avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Foster continues to drive forward.
Foster throws a quick head kick that skims the top of El Derabani's head.
El Derabani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Foster throws a head kick that half lands.
El Derabani fails to land the takedown.
Foster shoots in but El Derabani avoids the takedown attempt easily.
El Derabani now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Derabani tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Foster manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Foster is looking for a counter combo.
El Derabani is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Foster rather than just go for the knockout.
No luck for El Derabani with that takedown attempt.
Foster scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Foster.
El Derabani works Foster's body with a nice hook.
Foster rushes El Derabani and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
El Derabani's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
Izzedin El Derabani comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think El Derabani has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Izzedin El Derabani!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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