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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darlan Rooster (ranked 4142 p4p, 5194 weight class) and Murshid Ghanem (ranked 437 p4p, 491 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darlan Rooster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Murshid Ghanem!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghanem tries to clinch up but Rooster circles away and keeps his distance.
Ghanem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rooster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rooster half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ghanem doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ghanem shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rooster is trying to defend but Ghanem finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ghanem is thwarting Rooster's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ghanem in particular looking to stall.
Rooster is trying to maintain the position but Ghanem is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rooster tries to roll over but Ghanem keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ghanem in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghanem's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ghanem looks to land a strike but Rooster avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Rooster preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ghanem stopping the sweep attempt from Rooster.
Rooster is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ghanem is aware though and is defending well.
Rooster seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Ghanem stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rooster swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ghanem postures up.
Rooster tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rooster looking to control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ghanem content to stall in guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ghanem gets a double leg takedown into Rooster's guard.
Ghanem trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rooster's guard.
Ghanem throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rooster works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ghanem pushing down on Rooster's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ghanem prevents Rooster from improving his position.
Ghanem has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ghanem not doing much here.
Rooster keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghanem keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rooster is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ghanem pulls his head out easily.
Ghanem content to control rather than advance.
Let's hope that Ghanem has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Rooster keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ghanem throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ghanem thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ghanem looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ghanem is thwarting Rooster's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ghanem content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ghanem sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rooster defending well though.
Ghanem controlling the action here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ghanem feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ghanem with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ghanem in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rooster avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ghanem wants to stand but Rooster has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Murshid Ghanem dominated that 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.
Ghanem tries a head kick but it misses.
Rooster gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ghanem to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rooster controls Ghanem momentarily but Ghanem frees himself.
Rooster looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ghanem is one step ahead there.
Rooster is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghanem sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rooster looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ghanem passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghanem is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rooster is trying to get back to full guard.
Rooster is in trouble now - Ghanem has advanced to mount!
Ghanem controlling his opponent.
Rooster regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghanem keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rooster wants to control but Ghanem is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ghanem seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rooster tries to roll over but Ghanem keeps him under control.
Ghanem is controlling the pace.
Ghanem throwing shots but Rooster is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghanem thows a huge punch but Rooster dodges it nicely.
Still in half guard, Ghanem seems content to control.
Ghanem wants to stand but Rooster has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rooster makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rooster.
Ghanem throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rooster works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ghanem throwing strikes from guard but Rooster blocks nicely.
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.
Ghanem throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rooster works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ghanem not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rooster avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ghanem throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rooster was covering up waiting for the punch and Ghanem finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ghanem stops Rooster from standing up.
Rooster looking for a sweep. Not yet Rooster, not yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ghanem is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rooster avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Murshid Ghanem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rooster throws a hook but Ghanem blocks it.
Ghanem shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ghanem showed some decent athleticism there.
Rooster looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ghanem is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rooster has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ghanem tries to stand and escape but Rooster is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ghanem is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rooster has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rooster is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Rooster is trying to escape the mount.
Rooster blocking the ground and pound.
Rooster tries to reverse the position but Ghanem maintains control.
Ghanem controlling his opponent.
Rooster is looking to get to half guard.
Ghanem thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rooster is looking to improve his position but Ghanem isn't that keen on the idea.
Ghanem controlling the position easily from mount.
Ghanem is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rooster has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ghanem looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Rooster keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghanem tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rooster is working to get back to half guard.
Ghanem trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ghanem controlling the position easily from mount.
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.
Ghanem thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Murshid Ghanem has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ghanem content just to control the position here.
Ghanem looking to finish with strikes here!
Ghanem looking to finish with strikes here!
Ghanem landing shots from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ghanem pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Darlan Rooster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murshid Ghanem is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ghanem has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rooster is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Murshid Ghanem comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ghanem winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murshid Ghanem!
During a confident post fight interview, Murshid Ghanem thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Darlan Rooster was interviewed post fight and said 'I got birds 'round my head.'.
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energy
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