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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Umberto Reem (ranked 1167 p4p, 1357 weight class) and Almoez Ali (ranked 139 p4p, 165 weight class). Reem comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Reputation. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Almoez Ali enters the cage!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 20 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Umberto Reem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Almoez Ali!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali misses with a head kick.
Reem missing with a left hand there. Ali was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ali defending well as Reem loads up on a big left hand.
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.
Reem throws a right hand that misses
enabling Ali to counter with a crisp jab.
Ali tries a head kick but it misses.
Reem tries to clinch there but Ali circles away.
Reem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A shot to the body from Ali misses
and Reem counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ali's knee momentarily.
Reem wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ali throws a jab but it's blocked by Reem.
Left hook, right uppercut from Reem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reem misses with a hook. Ali ducked under it nicely.
Ali plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Umberto Reem has been cut.
Ali looks to score with a jab to the body but Reem is just out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Ali 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ali lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Reem misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reem takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ali is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Reem.
Reem uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ali.
Reem is looking to counter the offense by Ali and move into the clinch.
Reem swings for the body but Ali moves out of range.
Ali ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Reem misses the target.
Ali takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Reem misses with a wild body shot.
Ali throws a sloppy head kick
and Reem connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ali scores with a jab to the body.
Reem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ali throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Reem is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reem blocks a head kick by Ali.
Reem throwing a counter right hand but Ali manages to avoid it.
Ali drives through and clinches with Reem against the cage.
Ali lands an uppercut.
Ali slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reem displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ali up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Ali - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Ali.
Ali lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reem prevents a body shot from Ali.
Reem misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ali manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ali tries to score a body lock takedown but Reem shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ali looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Reem will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ali up against the cage.
Reem manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reem cracks Ali with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ali throws a sloppy head kick
and Reem counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ali's knee momentarily.
Reem throws a looping overhand right but Ali ducks down to avoid it.
Reem throws a solid leg kick but Ali takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reem.
Ali takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Reem misses.
Ali scores with a nice right hand.
Ali scores with a nice right hand.
Reem lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ali backs up against the cage.
Ali is looking to chop away at Reem's legs.
Ali darts in looking for a takedown but Reem gets double underhooks and turns Ali into the cage.
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!
Reem gets a clinch.
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ali trying to control the position but instead, Reem has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ali into the cage.
Reem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reem scores with a nice strike.
Reem scores with a sloppy right hand. Ali should have avoided that one.
Ali tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Reem defends well and Ali ends up having to push Reem into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Reem half committed to a counter leg kick.
Umberto Reem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Almoez Ali.
Ali feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reems jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Reem looks to land a left hand but Ali moved out of range nicely.
Reem with a jab.
Ali tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali throws a hook to the side of Reem's head but Reem sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reem lands with a slapping head kick.
Reem tries to clinch up but Ali circles away and keeps his distance.
Reem's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Reem duly obliges.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Umberto Reem will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Umberto Reem's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Reem waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ali.
Ali lands a nice shot to the body.
Ali tries to bum rush Reem with a series of wild strikes but Reem uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reem takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Reem fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ali slips a straight right by Reem.
Reem misses with a hook. Ali ducked under it nicely.
Ali swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ali connects with a high kick.
Ali jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reem is looking to counter punch.
Reem tries to clinch but Ali moves out of range.
Ali misses with a looping right.
Reem looks to land a left hand but Ali moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Ali misses.
Reem digs a good hook to Ali's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ali slips under a jab from Reem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reem misses with a kick to the body.
A big right from Reem misses.
Ali throws a jab when Reem was well out of range.
Ali looks to land a right hand but Reem moved out of range.
Reem throws a low kick but Ali moves out of range easily.
Reem misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ali.
Ali scores with a jab to the head.
Umberto Reem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ali throws an overhand right that lands on Reem's shoulder, as Reem tries to avoid the shot.
A shot to the liver by Reem. Beautiful body shot.
Reem moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ali throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reem sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reem takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Reem gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ali trying to stall but Reem improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reem lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reem scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ali pushes Reem back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reem throws an elbow but it misses.
Reem misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Ali.
Ali letting Reem take a breather here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Reem misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reem misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ali lands a left hand.
Reem blocks a body shot from Ali.
Almoez Ali seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reem gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ali is struggling to control the position.
Reem throws a punch but it's blocked by Ali.
Ali blocking some punches.
Ali tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reem breaks from the clinch.
Reem darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ali misses with a head kick.
Ali throws a hook but Reem blocks it.
Reem's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Reem duly obliges.
It looks like Almoez Ali has been cut.
Reem throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ali is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ali keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reem.
Ali appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Reem throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ali keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Reem lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A head kick misses from Ali.
Reem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reem looks to throw the jab but Ali is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reem lands a jab.
Reem tries to close the distance and clinch but Ali swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reem scores with a hook.
Reem lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ali avoids the body shot from Reem.
Reem is looking to clinch but Ali is avoiding it.
Ali throws a head kick that misses.
Ali gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A head kick misses from Ali.
A head kick misses from Ali.
Good exchange - Ali coming out on top.
Reem blocks a jab.
Ali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reem throws out the jab.
Reem dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reem jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ali is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ali throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Umberto Reem dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ali throws a sloppy head kick
and Reem counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ali's knee momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Ali.
Ali throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reem moves into the clinch.
Ali stalling in the clinch but Reem improves position.
Ali tries to throw a body punch but Reem avoids it by throwing Ali back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Ali.
Reem breaks from the clinch.
Donk. Ali catches Reem right on the button with a cross.
Ali lands with a slapping head kick.
A combination from Reem does no damage.
Ali missing with a left hand there. Reem was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali misses with a looping right.
Ali throws a nice head kick!
Reem scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali throws a lazy right hand but Reem sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab lands there for Reem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reem slips under a jab.
Reem throws a poor cross that misses
and Ali cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ali.
Reem moves out of range as Ali throws a body kick.
Reem avoids the body shot from Ali.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ali. Reem does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reem tries to clinch but Ali moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ali. Reem does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ali is looking to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ali checks a leg kick.
Ali swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice jab there from Reem.
Ali on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Reem tries to close the distance and clinch but Ali swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reem doesn't manage to clinch there - Ali circles away.
Ali tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reem.
Ali has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice shot by Reem.
Ali misses with a body shot.
Ali pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reem manages to avoid it.
Ali throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ali pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reem keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ali.
Reem has Ali up against the cage in a clinch.
Ali has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Reem avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Reem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ali pushes Reem up against the cage in a clinch.
Reem breaks from the clinch.
Reem instigates a clinch.
Ali has a couple of punches blocked by Reem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali trying to stall but Reem improves his position.
Ali misses with the head strike.
Reem stalling the fight.
Reem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reem working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ali trying to control the position but instead, Reem has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ali into the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Almoez Ali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reem misses with a punch to the body.
Reem scores with a shoulder strike.
Reem misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ali is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Reem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reem misses with some punches.
Reem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reem.
Ali misses with a hook.
Reem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reem takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ali throws a big shot that misses.
Umberto Reem is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reem.
Ali throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ali jabs at Reem's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ali 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 wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Almoez Ali comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reem 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Umberto Reem!
Umberto Reem tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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