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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sarfraz Ali (ranked 306 p4p, 196 weight class) and Felix Jaroslav (ranked 34 p4p, 22 weight class). Jaroslav has chosen The Sound of Running Feet as his entrance music. Felix Jaroslav acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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 28 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sarfraz Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felix Jaroslav!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jaroslav doesn't seem bothered though.
Jaroslav gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jaroslav lands a nice shot to the body.
Ali misses with an uppercut
enabling Jaroslav to counter with a crisp jab.
Jaroslav on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaroslav moves away.
Jaroslav throws out a counter right but Ali avoids it with no problem.
Ali throws a hook to the side of Jaroslav's head but Jaroslav sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ali takes a swing at Jaroslav's ribcage but misses.
We've been informed that Jaroslav has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ali misses the shot to the body.
Ali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaroslav.
Ali scores with a body shot.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Jaroslav throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ali appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ali lands a slapping body shot.
Ali has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ali throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jaroslav throws a jab but it's blocked by Ali.
Jaroslav misses with a hook. Ali ducked under it nicely.
Jaroslav ducks under a wild hook from Ali.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jaroslav misses with a body shot.
Jaroslav fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ali manages to avoid it.
Jaroslav uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ali.
A combination from Jaroslav does no damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Ali.
Jaroslav drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ali. Jaroslav does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ali lands a jab.
Ali jabs at Jaroslav's body.
Jaroslav cracks Ali with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ali takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ali fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jaroslav.
Jaroslav checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ali cracks a nice hook into Jaroslav's ribs.
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!
Jaroslav gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ali throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jaroslav counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav checks a leg kick.
Ali misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jaroslav counters with a right hand to the body.
Jaroslav fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ali manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Ali misses the target.
Ali connects with a leg kick.
Ali defending well as Jaroslav loads up on a big left hand.
Ali chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ali throws a body kick that misses.
Jaroslav lands a head shot.
Jaroslav uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ali.
A clash of legs there as Jaroslav blocks the low kick.
Good leg kick by Ali.
Jaroslav keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jaroslav moves out of range as Ali throws a body kick.
Ali misses with a low kick.
Ali scores with a decent looking hook.
Ali misses with a body shot.
Ali throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav misses with a wild body shot.
Ali looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaroslav is just out of range.
Jaroslav drops his hands momentarily and Ali takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sarfraz Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaroslav takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jaroslav throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jaroslav checks a low kick from Ali.
Ali throws a low kick but Jaroslav avoids it.
Ali tries a low kick but Jaroslav avoids it.
Ali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav throws a front kick aimed at Ali's knee but Ali avoids it well.
Ali looks to land a left hand but Jaroslav moved out of range nicely.
Ali jabs Jaroslav right on the nose. Jaroslav blinks but takes it well.
Ali connects with a looping right hand.
Ali throws a big shot that misses.
Ali swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jaroslav counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jaroslav avoids the body shot from Ali.
Despite the aggression on Jaroslav's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ali throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Ali.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaroslav tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ali was well out of range. Poor timing from Jaroslav.
Ali wants to land a leg kick but Jaroslav is out of range.
Ali throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ali lands with a nice body kick.
Ali misses with a hook to the body
and Jaroslav counters with a nice uppercut.
Ali throws a leg kick that misses.
Jaroslav lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ali at a distance.
A jab lands there for Ali.
Jaroslav lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ali wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ali misses with a looping left.
Jaroslav misses with an uppercut.
Ali is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jaroslav drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jaroslav swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jaroslav misses with a looping left.
Ali misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jaroslav! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sarfraz Ali dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ali connects with a right hand. Jaroslav shakes it off.
Ali ducks under a wild hook from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali moves away.
Jaroslav missing with a left hand there. Ali was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jaroslav displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ali throws out the jab.
Jaroslav has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jaroslav there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ali will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ali cracks Jaroslav with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ali throws a good cross that connects.
Ali misses with an uppercut
and Jaroslav connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body punch from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav scores with a hook to the body. Ali takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ali is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jaroslav can do to turn this around?
Jaroslav is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ali.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaroslav misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ali.
Jaroslav misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ali.
Ali throwing a counter right hand but Jaroslav manages to avoid it.
Donk. Jaroslav catches Ali right on the button with a cross.
Jaroslav throws the left hand but Ali avoids the punch easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Jaroslav might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ali has got the better of the exchanges.
Ali jabs Jaroslav right on the nose. Jaroslav blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaroslav looks to throw the jab but Ali is out of range.
Jaroslav blocks the body kick.
Ali takes a swing at Jaroslav's ribcage but misses.
Ali throws a body punch but Jaroslav moves out of range.
A low kick from Ali is predictable there
and Ali takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ali dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jaroslav. That did some damage!
Ali lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ali loads up on a big right hand but Jaroslav slips the punch.
Ali blocks a head kick by Jaroslav.
Ali scores with a leg kick.
Ali connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jaroslav throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ali on the side of the head.
Ali is rocked!
Nice uppercut lands for Ali. That snapped Jaroslav's head back.
Oh Ali is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jaroslav throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jaroslav.
An attempted straight right counter from Ali misses the target.
Ali seems to have got his legs back now.
Ali lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jaroslav's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav checks a leg kick.
Jaroslav throws a fast counter high kick but Ali manages to duck under it in time.
Ali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Jaroslav misses its intended target.
Jaroslav misses with an uppercut.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ali paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ali lands with an overhand left.
Ali bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ali misses with a body shot.
Jaroslav throws a series of punches but Ali moves out of range.
Ali finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ali is looking to score with low kicks.
Ali stuns Jaroslav with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ali misses with a hook. Jaroslav ducked under it nicely.
Jaroslav shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jaroslav throws the left hand but Ali avoids the punch easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ali connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jaroslav. Jaroslav circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ali misses.
Ali fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jaroslav.
Jaroslav smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Ali misses.
Jaroslav looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jaroslav throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Jaroslav misses.
Jaroslav throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ali feints and then cracks Jaroslav's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jaroslav down.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jaroslav in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ali lands with a nice body punch.
Ali throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ali scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jaroslav looks for the body kick but Ali saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Jaroslav throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That kick from Ali tenderised Jaroslav's leg. Jaroslav is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good exchange - Ali coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaroslav misses the shot to the body.
Jaroslav lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali throws a body punch but Jaroslav moves out of range.
Jaroslav doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jaroslav's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ali digs a good body shot into Jaroslav's ribs.
Ali swings for the body but Jaroslav moves out of range.
Ali misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jaroslav counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jaroslav throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ali misses with a shot to the body
and Jaroslav counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jaroslav throws a jab when Ali was well out of range.
Jaroslav slips a jab from Ali.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ali lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jaroslav has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jaroslav and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jaroslav keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ali avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ali blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaroslav throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ali cracks Jaroslav with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ali catches Jaroslav with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jaroslav pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sarfraz Ali dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jaroslav looks to throw the jab but Ali is out of range.
Jaroslav avoids the body shot from Ali.
A nice side step and Jaroslav releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ali throws a front kick aimed at Jaroslav's knee but Jaroslav avoids it well.
Ali jabs at Jaroslav's body.
Jaroslav connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jaroslav feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ali sprawling to the canvas! Ali rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jaroslav finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ali swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ali lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jaroslav moves forwards but Ali connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jaroslav throws a body punch but Ali moves out of range.
Ali comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ali is looking to slow Jaroslav down with leg kicks.
Ali smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ali keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jaroslav.
Ali takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ali lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali slips under a jab from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav misses with a hook.
Ali throws a body punch but Jaroslav moves out of range.
Jaroslav connects with a body shot that sends Ali's belly button to the back.
Ali looks to throw the jab but Jaroslav is out of range.
Ali takes a swing at Jaroslav's ribcage but misses.
Jaroslav throws a nice looking combination but Ali bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaroslav manages to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Jaroslav.
Ali thumps Jaroslav with a low kick.
A combination from Jaroslav does no damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Ali misses the target.
Ali connects with a crisp jab.
Jaroslav misses with a looping right.
Good exchange - Ali coming out on top.
Ali throws out a loose jab but Jaroslav uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaroslav looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav looks to land a right hand but Ali moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jaroslav.
Ali fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jaroslav has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ali misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jaroslav counters with a left to the body.
Jaroslav has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ali blocks the body kick.
Ali throws an off balance right hand
and Jaroslav cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That kick from Ali tenderised Jaroslav's leg. Jaroslav is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ali smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ali fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jaroslav on the side of the head.
Jaroslav looks to land a right hand but Ali moved out of range.
Jaroslav misses with a two punch combination.
Ali fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ali bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ali moves out of range of the strikes.
Ali throws a hook but Jaroslav avoids it easily.
Jaroslav takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaroslav feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ali wants to slow Jaroslav down by chopping away at his legs.
Jaroslav looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jaroslav misses with an uppercut.
Jaroslav avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Jaroslav.
Ali misses with a body shot.
Jaroslav sends Ali crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Jaroslav is motioning to the referee to let Ali up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Jaroslav is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ali.
Ali is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaroslav.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaroslav throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ali feints and then cracks Jaroslav's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jaroslav down.
Ali tries a low kick but Jaroslav avoids it.
Ali buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jaroslav wants to land a leg kick but Ali is out of range.
Jaroslav thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali takes a swing at Jaroslav's ribcage but misses.
Ali throws a jab when Jaroslav was well out of range.
Jaroslav jabs Ali to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ali lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jaroslav lands an overhand right.
Ali blocks a jab.
Ali cracks a nice hook into Jaroslav's ribs.
Jaroslav takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ali pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jaroslav swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jaroslav throws a hook to the side of Ali's head but Ali sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jaroslav on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jaroslav ducks under a wild hook from Ali.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Jaroslav misses.
Ali with a hook.
Felix Jaroslav has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ali scores with a nice right hand.
Jab by Ali.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Felix Jaroslav.
Well Ali 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sarfraz Ali!
During a confident post fight interview, Sarfraz Ali thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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