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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Island King (ranked 3244 p4p, 261 weight class) and Hamid Sourian (ranked 3104 p4p, 252 weight class). Sourian is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Number One. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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145 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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142 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hamid Sourian!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sourian looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
Sourian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King lands a right hook to the body.
Sourian throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sourian manages to circle out of the way.
Sourian throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
Sourian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sourian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Sourian.
Sourian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sourian.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sourian throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
King seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A big right from Sourian misses.
Sourian throws a hook but King blocks it.
Sourian misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sourian misses the jab.
Sourian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sourian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Sourian misses.
Sourian looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
King tries to clinch there but Sourian circles away.
Sourian swings for the body but King moves out of range.
Hamid Sourian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sourian shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. King manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sourian working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
King tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sourian is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sourian lands a couple of digs.
King has momentary wrist control but Sourian slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sourian lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sourian trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sourian must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sourian scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sourian landing some decent shots from guard.
Sourian working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of King's head.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Sourian got a little sloppy there for a moment and King has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sourian has managed to get both his arms back between King's legs - danger averted.
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!
Sourian wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
King looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sourian passes into side control.
King wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sourian working the ground and pound.
Sourian grinds an elbow into King's temple.
Sourian lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sourian lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
King takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sourian lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear King down.
King is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sourian has just dragged him back down to the mat.
King sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
King missing with punches from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sourian landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
King flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
King is looking for a sweep. Sourian is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ground and pound from Sourian.
King has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
King looking for submissions off his back.
Sourian blocks the strikes from King.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sourian lands a nice short elbow.
Sourian slips a nice elbow through King's hands, connecting with King's forehead.
King tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sourian wants to take a breather but King is having none of it.
Sourian lands strikes from half guard.
King looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sourian working King over with strikes.
King is staying active underneath Sourian, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sourian looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks King with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Sourian.
King is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sourian pulls his head out easily.
King is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sourian scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sourian is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sourian slips a nice elbow through King's hands, connecting with King's forehead.
Sourian working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sourian working over King with some ground and pound. King looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sourian slips a nice elbow through King's hands, connecting with King's forehead.
Sourian is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Well, if Sourian is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamid Sourian dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
King ducks under a wild hook from Sourian.
Sourian throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
King wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sourian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
King wants to clinch.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King slips under a jab from Sourian.
King is looking to counter the offense by Sourian and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sourian scores with a crisp jab that stopped King in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sourian misses the jab.
As Sourian tries to get set, King tries to push him back and clinch up but Sourian manages to avoid the attempt.
Sourian thuds a left hand into King's body.
Sourian throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
King tries to clinch up but Sourian circles away and keeps his distance.
Island King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King moves forwards but Sourian connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sourian misses with a hook.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sourian.
Sourian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Sourian fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
King ducks under a wild hook from Sourian.
King keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
King tries to counter by clinching up but Sourian breaks away and moves out of range.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Sourian on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sourian.
King ducks under a wild hook from Sourian.
Sourian throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
Hamid Sourian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sourian closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. King did well to prevent Sourian getting side control.
King pushes Sourian off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sourian throws a body shot but no joy.
King is looking to counter the offense by Sourian and move into the clinch.
Jab, jab by Sourian - just one landing.
Sourian looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
Sourian throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sourian throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sourian throws a big shot that misses.
Sourian looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
King tries to counter by clinching up but Sourian breaks away and moves out of range.
Sourian misses with a looping left.
Sourian throws a body shot but no joy.
King tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sourian manages to circle out of the way.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sourian.
King scores with a jab.
Sourian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King wants to clinch up but Sourian keeps it at a distance.
King slips a straight right by Sourian.
Sourian throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sourian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sourian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Sourian looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Sourian.
King blocks a jab.
King wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A jab from Sourian misses.
Sourian misses with a hook.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sourian circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sourian. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sourian scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamid Sourian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sourian misses with an uppercut.
Sourian misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Sourian misses the target.
Sourian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sourian misses with a straight right.
Sourian misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
King seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sourian throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Sourian misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Sourian misses.
Sourian shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sourian throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
Sourian looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sourian misses with an uppercut.
King tries to counter by clinching up but Sourian breaks away and moves out of range.
Sourian swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
Sourian throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King avoids the body shot from Sourian.
Sourian swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
Sourian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
King slips a jab from Sourian.
King comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sourian shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. King is trying to defend but Sourian finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King actively working from the bottom here.
Sourian is looking to take a break and control but King is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sourian lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
King is refusing to be controlled, as Sourian sits in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sourian lands a nice short elbow.
King looking for submissions off his back.
Sourian blocks the strikes from King.
Sourian lands with a punch from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sourian connects with a nice short shot to King's temple.
King missing with punches from the bottom.
King looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sourian seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but King does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sourian drops an elbow to the side of King's head.
Hamid Sourian has got the better of the ground game so far.
King looking for submissions off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sourian connects with a nice short shot to King's temple.
Sourian looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks King with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
King looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sourian working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sourian looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks King with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sourian lands strikes from half guard.
Sourian is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sourian wants to take a breather but King is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King is looking to escape.
Sourian lands with a punch from half guard.
Sourian winds up and cracks King with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sourian lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sourian is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hamid Sourian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
King is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sourian pulls his head out easily.
King looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
King punching from the bottom.
Sourian is trying to work for a kimura but King is defending well.
King tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
King tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
King taking some punishment here, with Sourian in his half guard.
Sourian lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sourian stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hamid Sourian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sourian 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 David Hoff scores the fight for Hamid Sourian!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Hamid Sourian!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Hamid Sourian!
Hamid Sourian wins by unanimous decision!
Hamid Sourian spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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