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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ezequiel Ahkmad (ranked 4077 p4p, 4530 weight class) and Job Gilbert (ranked 370 p4p, 0 weight class). Ezequiel Ahkmad has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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190 cm 25 160 0 - 0 - 0 |
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172 cm 18 160 0 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler Excellent MT Intelligent |
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BJJ Purple Belt Basic striking Determined |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ezequiel Ahkmad! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Job Gilbert! The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gilbert is looking to clinch but Ahkmad is avoiding it.
It looked like Ahkmad was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Ahkmad scores with a one two! Gilbert had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ahkmad has managed to clinch.
Ahkmad breaks from the clinch.
Gilbert dives in and grabs Ahkmad's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ahkmad pushes down on Gilbert's head and hops out. Gilbert takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gilbert is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gilbert tries to keep at a distance but Ahkmad has taken the fight into the clinch. Ahkmad really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Ahkmad landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ahkmad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. This has been an exciting period of action! Ahkmad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gilbert's defenses.
Gilbert is rocked! Ahkmad lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Gilbert is still on wobbly legs! Can Ahkmad finish him? Gilbert is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ahkmad to keep the fight standing. Gilbert looks winded! A nice glancing elbow lands by Ahkmad. Gilbert tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ahkmad just stands there and leans against the cage. Gilbert seems to have recovered his senses. Ezequiel Ahkmad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Job Gilbert. Gilbert takes an elbow to the temple. Ahkmad gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Gilbert fails to pull guard.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahkmad wants the takedown. Gilbert is fighting it off but Ahkmad persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gilbert's guard against the cage. Ahkmad connects with a couple of short punches. Ahkmad lands a couple of elbows. Ahkmad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Ahkmad landing with the ground and pound. Ahkmad is looking to work some ground and pound but Gilbert has wrist control. Gilbert preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Ahkmad with a flurry of punches that miss. Ahkmad throwing strikes but missing. Gilbert avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Ahkmad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Ahkmad throws a big elbow that misses. Ahkmad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Ahkmad is looking to work some ground and pound but Gilbert has wrist control. Ahkmad throwing strikes from guard but Gilbert blocks nicely. Ahkmad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Ahkmad has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Ahkmad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Ahkmad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ahkmad accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Ahkmad lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Ahkmad content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Ahkmad with a flurry of punches that miss. Ahkmad throws a big elbow that misses.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Ahkmad landing with the ground and pound. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Ahkmad content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Ahkmad with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Gilbert avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Ahkmad throwing strikes from guard but Gilbert blocks nicely. Ahkmad works over Gilbert with some ground and pound from guard. Ahkmad throws a big right hand that misses. Ahkmad is looking to work some ground and pound but Gilbert has wrist control. Ahkmad missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Ahkmad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Ahkmad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Ahkmad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Ahkmad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ahkmad accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Our spies down at at Cozad MMA New York inform us that Gilbert has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off? Ahkmad postures up in Gilbert's guard and throws a big left but Gilbert blocks it. Ahkmad throws a big elbow that misses. Ahkmad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Ahkmad with a flurry of punches that miss. Ahkmad will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Ahkmad makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Ahkmad stands up over Gilbert, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Ahkmad with a nice head shot there. Ahkmad with a flurry of punches that miss. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ezequiel Ahkmad dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice jab there from Ahkmad.
Ahkmad closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Ahkmad lands a good knee to the midsection. Gilbert won't want to take too many of those. Knees to the body from Ahkmad.
Ahkmad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ahkmad darts in and clinches Gilbert up against the cage. Ahkmad gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ahkmad works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Ezequiel Ahkmad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Ahkmad with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ahkmad connects with a couple of short punches. Ahkmad works over Gilbert with some ground and pound from guard. Ahkmad landing with the ground and pound. Ahkmad with a flurry of punches that miss. Gilbert preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Gilbert is breathing heavily.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Ahkmad with a flurry of punches that miss. Ahkmad landing some decent shots from guard. Ahkmad throwing strikes from guard but Gilbert blocks nicely. Ahkmad missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Ahkmad with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Ahkmad is looking to work some ground and pound but Gilbert has wrist control. Ahkmad knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gilbert on the ground. Ahkmad distracts Gilbert with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Gilbert keeping full guard, as Ahkmad tries to pass. Ahkmad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Ahkmad missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Ahkmad throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gilbert works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Ahkmad chips away with some ground and pound. Ahkmad throws a big right hand that misses. Gilbert working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ahkmad. Ahkmad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gilbert is keeping the position for now. Ahkmad lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ahkmad stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ahkmad fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gilbert, pushing him back against the cage.
Ahkmad breaks from the clinch.
Gilbert takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ahkmad pushes Gilbert up against the cage in a clinch.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Ahkmad goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gilbert prevents it.
Ahkmad lands an elbow just above Gilbert 's eye. Ahkmad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Gilbert tries to break the clinch but Ahkmad is controlling the position. Ahkmad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gilbert's defenses. Ahkmad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Ahkmad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gilbert's defenses. Ahkmad lands a damaging elbow. Knees in the clinch landing for Ahkmad.
Ahkmad lands a knee to the body.
Gilbert takes an elbow to the temple. Ahkmad lands an elbow inside that Gilbert shrugs off. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ahkmad gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Ahkmad lands an elbow that stopped Gilbert in his tracks for a moment. Ezequiel Ahkmad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahkmad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ahkmad moves into the clinch. Ahkmad lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Gilbert takes an elbow to the forehead. Ahkmad lands an elbow that stopped Gilbert in his tracks for a moment. Ahkmad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gilbert can do to turn this around? Ahkmad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Ahkmad lands an elbow that stopped Gilbert in his tracks for a moment.
Ahkmad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ahkmad closes the distance and clinches.
Ahkmad breaks from the clinch.
Gilbert moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Ahkmad connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ahkmad drives through and clinches with Gilbert against the cage.
Ahkmad lands an elbow inside. Ahkmad crunches a lovely knee into Gilbert's ribcage. Ahkmad lands an elbow just above Gilbert 's eye.
Ahkmad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ezequiel Ahkmad dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ahkmad lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Gilbert falls backwards - clearly groggy! Ahkmad dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ezequiel Ahkmad!
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energy
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hype
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