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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johan Ubercutt (ranked 2457 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bashaad Al Hammad (ranked 7052 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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168 lbs
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johan Ubercutt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bashaad Al Hammad!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Hammad shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ubercutt but Ubercutt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Al Hammad will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ubercutt pushes Al Hammad up against the cage in a clinch.
Al Hammad tries for a takedown but Ubercutt manages to get underhooks.
Johan Ubercutt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bashaad Al Hammad.
Ubercutt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Al Hammad misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Al Hammad fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Al Hammad gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Al Hammad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ubercutt tries to sprawl but Al Hammad drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Al Hammad is trying to control the action in half guard but Ubercutt is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Al Hammad trying to control from Ubercutt's half guard. Ubercutt has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ubercutt wants to stand up but Al Hammad is controlling him.
Ubercutt keeping moving, preventing Al Hammad from controlling successfully.
Al Hammad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ubercutt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ubercutt forces Al Hammad back against the cage and clinches.
Ubercutt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Ubercutt on the inside.
Al Hammad tries for a takedown. No joy.
Al Hammad has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ubercutt after a bit of a struggle.
Ubercutt pulls guard successfully.
Al Hammad must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Al Hammad showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ubercutt pulls Al Hammad in close to his closed guard and prevents Al Hammad from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Hammad sitting in guard here, content to control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ubercutt seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ubercutt will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Al Hammad looking to sit in guard and control but Ubercutt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ubercutt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ubercutt engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ubercutt would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ubercutt is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Al Hammad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ubercutt is one step ahead there.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ubercutt clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Ubercutt dominated that round.
That's time! Ubercutt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Al Hammad.
Ubercutt tries to escape but Al Hammad is in control.
Ubercutt is not content to let Al Hammad control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Hammad staying calm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ubercutt is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ubercutt gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Al Hammad is looking to stall here but Ubercutt recovers full guard.
That's two 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.
Al Hammad wants to pass the guard but Ubercutt is keeping the position.
Al Hammad trying to control the position from guard on top but Ubercutt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Al Hammad misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ubercutt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Al Hammad is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ubercutt is defending well.
Ubercutt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Al Hammad backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Ubercutt.
A short right from Ubercutt on the inside.
Ubercutt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ubercutt lands a left hand.
Ubercutt manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Al Hammad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ubercutt is keeping the position for now.
Ubercutt keeping moving, preventing Al Hammad from controlling successfully.
Ubercutt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Al Hammad can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ubercutt wants to stand but Al Hammad is controlling the position.
Al Hammad passes into half guard.
Al Hammad wants to free his trapped foot but Ubercutt is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Al Hammad working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Ubercutt's thigh. Ubercutt counters though and makes it back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Ubercutt dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ubercutt rushes Al Hammad and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Al Hammad goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ubercutt prevents it.
Ubercutt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Al Hammad misses with a takedown
and Ubercutt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Al Hammad shoots and misses
and Ubercutt counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Johan Ubercutt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bashaad Al Hammad.
Ubercutt scores with a shot to the side of Al Hammad's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Ubercutt.
Al Hammad goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ubercutt prevents it.
Al Hammad is working for takedown but Ubercutt is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ubercutt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ubercutt taking a breather.
Ubercutt pulls Al Hammad into guard.
Ubercutt keeping moving, preventing Al Hammad from controlling successfully.
Ubercutt keeping full guard, as Al Hammad tries to pass.
Al Hammad won't allow Ubercutt to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ubercutt has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Al Hammad has passed into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ubercutt wants to get back to his feet but Al Hammad drags him back down.
Johan Ubercutt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Al Hammad trying to control the action but Ubercutt is working from the bottom.
Ubercutt pushes Al Hammad away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Al Hammad gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Al Hammad wants to take a breather but Ubercutt manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Al Hammad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ubercutt wants to sweep here but Al Hammad controlling him for the moment.
Ubercutt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Al Hammad's guard.
Ubercutt showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
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.
Al Hammad wants to sweep but no luck.
Ubercutt is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ubercutt moves into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ubercutt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bashaad Al Hammad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johan Ubercutt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Al Hammad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ubercutt is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johan Ubercutt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ubercutt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johan Ubercutt!
Our winner, Johan Ubercutt, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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